Macaroni, Eudyptes chrysolophus, a crested penguin, most numerous of world s penguins, estimated world population of over 9 million breeding pairs. Breed on peninsula and outlying islands
{"Image DocumentName": "Macaroni, Eudyptes chrysolophus, a crested penguin, most numerous of world s penguins, estimated world population of over 9 million breeding pairs. Breed on peninsula and outlying islands", "Image ImageDescription": "Photo by Yan Ropert-Coudert. Emperor \u2013 March of the Penguin. In a new study, published in June 2009 in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography, scientists from British Antarctic Survey, (BAS) describe how they used satellite images to survey the sea-ice around 90% of Antarctica\u2019s coast to search for emperor penguin colonies. The survey identified a total of 38. Ten of those were new. Of the previously known colonies six had re-located and six were not found. Emperor, Aptenodytes forsteri - largest, only on Antarctic mainland. Large, well studied colony on Taylor Glacie and Penguin Ranch on Ross Island. Walk slowly, do not hop. (maximum walking speed 1.7 mph). Feed on krill, squid and silverfish. Recent satellite tracking of their excrement to find colonies!", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}