Classification
KINGDOM-ANIMALIA PHYLUM-CHORDATA CLASS-AVES ORDER-SPHENISCIFORMES FAMILY-SPHENSCIDAE GENUS-Eudyptes SPECIES- E. chrysolophus |
Morphology
The Macaroni Penguin has feathers to help insulate from the cold. They also have strong breast muscles to give strength to flippers. it is usually 20 to 28 inches and weigh about 11 pounds. |
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Macaroni Penguins usually range from the subantarctic to Antarctic. There have been 50 other sites where the penguins have been seen.
Facts
- It is easy to tell which penguin is the Macaroni Penguin due to their colorful feathers on their head.
- They have great social interaction among each other, especially the youngest penguin.
- Females are known to fight aggressively to mate with certain males.
- They eat small fish, shrimp, squid and krill.
- The Macaroni Penguin is unfortunately endangered.
Penguins are very important to the environment. If penguins were to disappear the ecosystem would be chaos because they help control population of fish.
Macaroni penguins have adapted well to their environment with their body structure. They have feathers and fat to keep them insulated. They also have string flippers to swim well. They have managed to survive all these years because of their speed.
Macaroni penguins have adapted well to their environment with their body structure. They have feathers and fat to keep them insulated. They also have string flippers to swim well. They have managed to survive all these years because of their speed.
Vocabulary
- Insulate:protect (something) by interposing material that prevents the loss of heat or the intrusion of sound.
- Flippers:a broad flat limb without fingers, used for swimming by various sea animals such as seals, whales, and turtles.
- Social:of or relating to society or its organization.
- Interaction:reciprocal action or influence.
- Aggressively: ready or likely to attack or confront; characterized by or resulting from aggression.
http://www.biologicaldiversity.org/species/birds/penguins/macaroni_penguin.html Macaroni Penguin
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http://www.penguins-world.com/macaroni-penguin/ Macaroni Penguin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaroni_penguin#frbanner3 Macaroni Penguin
http://www.penguins-world.com/macaroni-penguin/ Macaroni Penguin