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Macaroni Penguin
550px-SGI-2016-South Georgia (Cooper Bay)–Macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) 01
Scientific Classification
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Order Sphenisciformes
Family Spheniscidae
Genus Eudyptes
Species E. Chrysolophus
Conservation Status
VUSpecies
Vulnerable

The Macaroni Penguin is a type of penguin that lives on the continent of Antarctica and some of its islands. It was named after the feathers on top of its head, they are yellow like macaroni and cheese.

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The macaroni penguin is a medium sized penguin from the indian ocean, with yellow feathers on its head and a red beak.

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Macaroni penguins love to eat slippery prey like fish, krill, and squid.

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