Rockhopper Penguin Size
Size of Rockhopper Penguin
| Weight | 2-3.4 kg [2kg – 3.4kg (4.4lbs – 7.4lbs)] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 45-58 cm [45cm - 58cm (18in - 23in)] | ||
| Lifespan | 10 yrs [10 years on average] | ||
| Maximum speed | Top swimming speed is 15 mph (24 kmph) | ||
The Rockhopper Penguin is a member of the chordata, In taxonomy, its phylum is Chordata, the class is Aves, and it belongs to the order Sphenisciformes.
The Rockhopper Penguin belonged to the family Spheniscidae, mainly distributed in Antarctica, Ocean, Oceania, South-America. They like to live in rocky antarctic islands, and colony is their life style.Their skin type is feathers, and their bodies have multiple colors, mainly grey, black, white. it likes to eat krill the most. In addition, krill, fish, shrimp are also foods that it often preys.Their main predators are leopard seal, killer whale, sharks.
If we use one sentence to describe the Rockhopper Penguin, it is "There are 3 different species!".
