[Not all penguins like winter] Penguins living on or around New Zealand 2/6: The Royal penguin
Hello, penguin lovers!
This is a post about another kind of those cute birds. This time it is the Royal penguin. All information (and the most of the pictures) about them I took from the Czech website about penguins: www.penguinsworld.cz. Unfortunately, this website is written in Czech language only so that I will translate something for you :) I will improve my English, and you (and also I) will learn some interesting facts about penguins.
Why I do this? Well, because I am a penguin (and also other cute bird :D) lover.
The Royal penguin
(Eudyptes schlegeli)
World population is stable. It is estimated that there are about 850 thousand pairs of these penguins.
They live about 20 years.
Their average height is about 70 cm. Average weight is about 6 kg.
They live in large colonies about 500 thousand penguins.
They dwell on beaches or bare slopes covered with a variety of vegetation. It can also nest on rocky cliffs. At sea, they are up to 7 months each year.
The female penguin bear two eggs.
Those penguins eat crustaceans, krill or small fishes and octopuses.
Their breeding cycle starts in September to October and ends in February to March.
The nest is set in the form of a shallow hole in the sand where they put plants and stones.
Their monogamy is permanent.
Enemies for whelps are kelps. Enemies in the sea are cetaceans or pinnipeds.
Those penguins are not endangered.
Interesting facts
We can't see this penguin in any zoo in the world.
They are very aggressive.
These penguins are accustomed to nesting on steep, poorly accessible rocky cliffs.
This penguin is often confused with the Emperor or King penguin.
From the other of his family, the white color of his neck and face is different.
In the next post, I will talk about his neighbour - The Fiordland penguin.
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interesting post
thanks for sharing
Thank you :)
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