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Fishin' for Facts: Erect-crested Penguin

Common name: Erect-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 that there are 200,000 breeding pairs of erect-crested penguins. 

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