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Erect-crested Penguin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Erect-crested Penguin (Eudyptes sclateri) is a penguin from New Zealand. This is a medium-sized, yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin, growing to approximately 60cm. The current status of this penguin is endangered due to population decline and a small breeding range restricted to two locations. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Erect-crested_Penguin   (189 words)

MSN Encarta - Penguin The crested penguins are unique among all birds in laying two eggs of very different sizes—the first egg laid is often less than half the size of the second, and it is the chick from the second egg that is most likely to survive. The emperor penguin is unusual in that it returns to its breeding colony on the ice of the Antarctic continent between March and April, at the end of the Southern Hemisphere summer. Penguins typically nest on ground surfaces in open habitats, and their nests consist of a simple hollow among boulders or tussock grass, lined with a few stones or bits of vegetation. encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576981_2/Penguin.html   (1551 words)

MSN Encarta - Penguin The gentoo penguin raises its flippers and calls or bows in a manner peculiar to the male gentoo; the jackass penguin bows, shakes his head, and brays in a characteristic jackass-like call; and the courtship display and clear trumpeting of the king penguin are specific to that species. Penguins are grouped into 17 (or in some classifications, 16) species and 6 genera, most of which are found in Antarctica and on subantarctic islands. The largest species are the emperor penguin, which may attain a height of more than 120 cm (48 in), and the king penguin, from 91 to 97 cm (36 to 38 in) in height. uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761576981/Penguin.html   (1187 words)

Penguin: Encyclopedia topic Galapagos Penguin (Galapagos Penguin: the galapagos penguin (spheniscus mendiculus) is a penguin endemic to the galapagos... Penguins are popular around the world owing to their harmless nature, their upright stance for standing and walking, which humans find charming or comical, and their striking black and white plumage that is often humorously likened to a tuxedo (tuxedo: Semiformal evening dress for men) suit. Opus the penguin (Opus the penguin: opus the penguin is a large-nosed, existentialist penguin, a main character in the... www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/penguin   (2216 words)

Natural History Magazine Feature Crested penguins are of the latter kind, swimming just about as far as their flippers can take them to find food and rush it back to the chick. While penguins are quite capable of dieting for phenomenally long periods, when it comes to producing the energy and nutrients needed for egg laying, fasting females must convert their reserves of fat and protein, since they can’t use nutrients derived directly from food. Other penguins collect stones or grasses to line their nests (except king and emperor penguins, which incubate their single egg on their feet), but these birds were content simply to drop their eggs on bare ground or even on the tops of large rocks, often on steep slopes. www.naturalhistorymag.com /1101/1101_feature.html   (4419 words)

Women Who Love Penguins Unlike the blue penguin, the erect crested penguin is not shy, & due to overbreeding of sorts is nowhere near endangered. The erect crested penguin is out for one main purpose; to score with the ladies; & it is with this purpose that the erect crested penguin will sometimes risk his own life. Always in the mood for love, the erect crested penguin is known for having the largest collection of rocks of any other penguin. www.womenwholovepenguins.com /erect.htm   (208 words)

The Crested Penguins Crested penguins are long-lived birds and rarely breed before their 5th year. Except for a few Macaroni penguins, in a colony on the Antarctic Peninsula, all the Crested penguins breed on islands around the Antarctic Continent, and on at least 6 islands 2 species breed, sometimes in the same rookery. All Crested penguins have flashy yellow or orange crests on the sides of their heads and red or reddish-brown eyes. www.eliasdesigns.com /penguins/crested.htm   (1224 words)

BBC - Science & Nature - Wildfacts - Erect-crested penguin Erect-crested penguins breed in large colonies on bare exposed rocks of the Bounty Islands and the tussock-clad beaches of the Antipode Islands. These penguins have a black head with a yellow crest that stems from the bill along each side of the head, this crest can be raised or lowered. Crests, calls and head movements are used for defence and courtship, fighting is often prevalent during breeding as nesting location is a highly valued resource and pairs return to the same nest site each year. www.bbc.co.uk /nature/wildfacts/factfiles/370.shtml   (312 words)

Penguins in New Zealand - Erect-crested penguin brood reduction All crested penguins employ some form of brood reduction: two eggs are laid, but only one chick is usually fledged. We spent two months on the island, during which time we observed the penguins courtship, egg-laying and incubation in an effort to understand the odd breeding behaviour of crested penguins. Again, this is carried to its extreme in the erect-crested, with the "B" egg being 40% larger than the "A" egg. www.penguin.net.nz /research/erect/antips.html   (607 words)

BANDING AND MARKING PENGUINS My aim in persisting with the coloured celluloid bands was to devise a system whereby individual penguins could be recognized in the winter from a blind as they landed from the sea, and also so that their identity could be established more quickly at the nest, especially at the pre-egg stage. The operator sits on the ground with his legs straigh, t out in front; the penguin is then placed on its breast between the legs of the operator and with head facing away so theft the bird's feet point toward the operator. If the penguin requir- ing attention is a breeding bird I usually leave it, make a new band at home with the proper number, and carry the band until the bird is met again. elibrary.unm.edu /sora/JFO/v022n02/p0047-p0054.html   (6696 words)

Info About Erect-cresteds! Males and females are monomorphic, but Erect-crested penguins can be distinguished from other crested penguins with their erect, yellow crests stemming upward along each side of the head from the bill. Erect-crested penguins feed on small fish and small crustaceans and are preyed upon by skuas and fur seals. Erect-crested penguins are perhaps some of the rarest and most mysterious of the penguins. www.expage.com /infoabouterectcrested   (235 words)

General Facts And Information on Penguins Since the penguins are not waterproof while they are molting, they do not go to sea, and do not eat, during this time. The penguin also keep their feathers well oiled with frequent preening and an oil gland at the base of the tail. Some species of penguins live 75% of their lives at sea, coming to shore only to breed and molt. www.eliasdesigns.com /penguins/general.htm   (603 words)

Erect-crested Penguins Erect-crested penguins breed on 2 sub-Antarctic Islands south of New Zealand, the Antipodes and Bounty Islands. Erect-crested penguins are easily identified on land as the crests stick straight up in the air! Little is known about the breeding of Erect-crested penguins. www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /species_notes/erect.htm   (199 words)

Fjordland Crested Penguins - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection The Fjordland crested penguin is easily confused with the Snares Island penguin and the Erect-crested penguin. Fjordland crested penguins have yellow crests which originate close to the bills and sweep back like eyebrows drooping down to the back of the head. With populations currently in decline, the Fjordland crested penguin is considered to be a vulnerable species. www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/wildlife/penguins/fjordland_crested.shtml   (539 words)

Penguin - Simple English Wikipedia Penguins are birds, which live in Antarctica, South America, and Australia. Most of them eat small animals from the ocean. simple.wikipedia.org /wiki/Penguin   (86 words)

Erect Crested Penguins - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection Erect-crested penguins are very sociable and nest in large, raucous colonies located close to and in association with colonies of Rockhoppers. Erect-crested penguins are easily confused with the Fjordland and Snare's Island penguins, particularly at sea. The penguins are able to raise and lower these stiff crest feathers, which none of the other crested penguins can do. www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/wildlife/penguins/erect_crested.shtml   (401 words)

erect-crest They are called "hoodlums." The Erect-Crested penguin is said to be the blackest of all the penguins. The penguins who are too young to have chicks, hang around and get in the way at the rookery. The penguins may spend a whole month fighting and nest building, before laying eggs. www.d81.w-cook.k12.il.us /kennedy/asmith/penguins/erect-crest.html   (218 words)

New Page 1 The Erect Crested Penguin is often confused with the Snares Penguin, and at sea can also be confused with the Fiordland Penguin. While the Erects are at sea during the Winter months, their exact location is not known as to where they stay. Also, on the Snares Penguin, the crests start to fan out from the starting point of the crests, while the Snare's crests fan out right as they leave the penguin's head. home.earthlink.net /~rockhopperpenguin/Erect.htm   (536 words)

Penguins Penguins are perfectly adapted to the environment in which they live, but they are less able to cope with alterations to the environment brought about by commercial fishing, oil pollution and coastal development. Penguins will not cross warm ocean water; therefore, they are all found in nature south of the equator. Stonebreaker penguin): (1) Chin Strap Penguin from The Penguin www.42explore.com /penguin.htm   (1974 words)

Erect-crested penguin Erect-crested Penguins breed on rocky slopes bordering the shore. In an arc that characterizes the distribution of crested penguins, from the Antarctic Peninsula and South America through the sub-Antarctic islands in the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, Erect-crested Penguins form the terminal species in the east. Erect-crested Penguins do not come to land after their post-breeding moult and their winter distribution at sea is unknown. www.penguinworld.com /types/erect.html   (384 words)

Penguin.net.nz - Erect crested penguin The population of erect-crested penguins may be decreasing, but the extent of this and reasons for it are not understood. Inhabitants of the sun-antarctic oceans, erect-crested penguins breed in large colonies on rocky coasts, often climbing very steep faces to breed on rock platforms. The parallel, brush-like crests identify adults of this species, however it is easily confused with the Fiordland and Snares crested penguins. www.penguin.net.nz /ecp/erect.html   (381 words)

Hedwig's Penguin Home - crested (Eudyptes) penguins characteristics - no frames The erect-crested penguin is the only one who can stick his crest straight up in the air. The next two penguins differ from the above because their yellow-orange crest starts on the top of the beak, and then split up and runs over the eyes backwards. Furthermore the Snares penguin has a white-pink stripe around the beak. www.pinguins.info /NOFRAMES/kuifpinguinsnf_eng.html   (189 words)

New England Aquarium Penguin Colony All species of crested penguins have heads adorned with yellow feathers This member of the Eudyptes family is the only penguin who's crest is fully erect; no part of the crest comes below the eye. The Erect-Crested penguin belongs to a group of penguins commonly known as crested penguins. Eudyptes meaning good diver and sclateri referring to the British ornithologist for which the penguin is named. www.neaq.org /penguins/erectcrested.html   (168 words)

Dunedin: Erect Crested Penguin An Erect Crested Penguin on Otago Peninsula: an unusual sight. neon.otago.ac.nz /chemistry/research/sab/dunedin/dun22.htm   (10 words)

Fiordland-crested penguin Unlike the Erect-crested penguin, only the most dorsal portions of the Fiordland crests appear erect, similar to the Snares Island penguin crests. Fiordland crested penguins and Snares Island penguins have similar crests, but Snares Island penguins typically have pink skin patches directly behind the bill; Fiordland penguins do not.     Fiordland-crested penguins are vulnerable; there are only about 2,500 breeding pairs, and this might well be due to the introduction of the Weka, another vulnerable species. www.tuxxie.org /species/fiordland.html   (434 words)

Brief Species Notes Rockhopper penguins are perhaps the commonest of the crested penguins. Macaroni penguins are the largest of the six species of crested penguins. Royal penguins are sometimes regarded as a sub-species of Macaroni penguins with a white throat. www.adelie.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk /species_notes/PENGNOTE.htm   (875 words)

~Rachael's~Penguin~Page!~ The Erect crested Penguins live and breed on only four small islands south of the South Island of New Zealand. The Rockhopper Penguin is the smallest of the crested penguin family. People don't know a whole lot about the breeding habbits of these penguins, but they think it is similar to the habbits of the other crested penguins. www.fccps.k12.va.us /gm/Webs-2002/gr6-6/rachael/penguins1.html   (1428 words)

Fiordland crested penguin - Eudyptes pachyrhynchus: More Information - ARKive Fiordland crested penguins feed inshore and catch crustaceans, squid and small fish which they regurgitate for the chick. One of the smaller members of the penguin family, the Fiordland crested penguin has a black head, throat and back, a white front and underside, a thick stubby orange bill and pink feet. Like other members of the genus Eudyptes the Fiordland crested penguin has a black throat but can be distinguished from the similar Rockhopper, Macaroni and Royal penguins by the shape, extent and colour of the eye crests (4). www.arkive.org /species/GES/birds/Eudyptes_pachyrhynchus/more_info.html   (948 words)

Eudyptes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The genus Eudyptes ("good diver") contains six species of penguins collectively known as "The Crested Penguins". This page was last modified 02:41, 1 February 2006. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eudyptes   (52 words)

Erect Crested Penguin You don't remove it, but doubleon Erect Crested Penguin it. I took notice thatseveral of the natives observed us with a mixture of solicitude andjealousy in their countenances, and by their gestures, expresseduneasiness when we went near the body, standing themselves at a littledistance while we were making our examination, and appearing to bepleased when we came away. Thisdone, he whistled a quick tune, and played a slow second to it inperfect harmony; this done, he whistled the second part and played thequick treble-a very simple feat, but still ingenious for a boy, andnew to his hearer. free-erect-online.beastplace.com /erect_crested_penguin.html   (471 words)

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