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Fishin' for Facts:Erect-crested Penguin


Common name: Erected-crested Penguin

Scientific name: Eudyptes sclateri


Erect-crested penguins can be 25 inches tall. They can weigh 6-7 pounds.

All penguins are only found in the Southern Hemisphere. Erect-crested penguins are found near the Antipodes Islands and Bounty Islands.

Erect-crested penguins eat a variety fish and squid.

It is thought there are 200,000 breeding pairs of erect-crested penguins. 


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