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Yellow-eyed penguin is one of the largest sized species out of all the penguin species. <ref name=a-z-animals>[http://a-z-animals.com/animals/yellow-eyed-penguin/Yellow-eyed Penguin] ''a-z-animals.com''. Web. Date accessed on January 11, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> They grow up to an average of 65-79cm, and before they cut their fur their body weights about 5-6kg, but after they cut their fur their body weights about 7-8kg. <ref name=doopedia>[http://terms.naver.com/entry.nhn?docId=1381680&cid=40942&categoryId=32618 | |||
== | Yellow-eyed Penguin(Korean)] ''terms.naver''. Web. Date accessed on January 14, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> The males are slightly larger than the female yellow-eyed penguins. <ref name=bioexpedition>[http://bioexpedition.com/yellow-eyed-penguin/Animal Facts and Information | ||
] ''bioexpedition''. Web. Date accessed on January 14, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> | |||
The yellow-eyed penguin’s body fur is mainly black, part of their chin and their neck is a bright brownish color, their breast and their stomach is white. Their fur on the wing (the outer side of the wings) is black, and the wings that are on the other side (the inner side of the wings) and the tip of the wings are whitish colored. The yellow-eyed penguin's face has a light yellowish color to it, and the eyes (iris) of the bird is also seen as a very bright yellowish color. <ref name=doopedia/> <ref name=bioexpedition/> | |||
They have a bright yellow strip that goes around it's eyes, and continues towards the top of their head.<ref name=a-z-animals/> But in the case for the baby yellow-eyed penguin, their entire body (including the head) is a deep brownish color. Also, their eyes are not yellow like the adult yellow-eyed penguins, they actually have grey eyes. <ref name=doopedia/> | |||
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== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
[[File:Yellow-eyed Penguin distribution map.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A place where yellow-eyed penguin can be seen]] | [[File:Yellow-eyed Penguin distribution map.jpg|thumb|150px|left|A place where yellow-eyed penguin can be seen]] | ||
The yellow-eyed penguin is found at the border of New Zealand, on islands in the south. They gather in colonies along the beaches and boulder fields. The yellow-eyed penguin is also found in other smaller islands other than the main island, such as Stewart, Auckland and the Campbell Islands. <ref | The yellow-eyed penguin is found at the border of New Zealand, on islands in the south. They gather in colonies along the beaches and boulder fields. The yellow-eyed penguin is also found in other smaller islands other than the main island, such as Stewart, Auckland and the Campbell Islands. <ref name=a-z-animals/>The Enderby Island is the most populated island for yellow-eyed penguins to be found. <ref name=photovolcanica> [http://www.photovolcanica.com/PenguinSpecies/YellowEyed/YellowEyedPhotos.html About Yellow-eyed Penguin] ''photovolcanica''. Web. Date accessed on January 11, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
The Enderby Island is the most populated island for yellow-eyed penguins to be found. <ref name=photovolcanica> [http://www.photovolcanica.com/PenguinSpecies/YellowEyed/YellowEyedPhotos.html About Yellow-eyed Penguin] ''photovolcanica''. Web. Date accessed on January 11, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> | |||
The yellow-eyed penguin prefers to live in nests in forests, they use shrubs or dense flax to make their nests. The yellow-eyed penguin is the least social and the most timid. The yellow-eyed penguin isolates themselves so that they avoid contact from both humans and other yellow-eyed penguin peers. They also stay in one place for most of the time, except when they are off hunting. <ref name=photovolcanica/> <ref>Murray, Sue. [http://www.penguins.cl/yellow-penguins.htm International Penguin Conservation Work Group] ''penguins.cl''. Web. Date accessed on January 11, 2015 </ref> | The yellow-eyed penguin prefers to live in nests in forests, they use shrubs or dense flax to make their nests. The yellow-eyed penguin is the least social and the most timid. The yellow-eyed penguin isolates themselves so that they avoid contact from both humans and other yellow-eyed penguin peers. They also stay in one place for most of the time, except when they are off hunting. <ref name=photovolcanica/> <ref>Murray, Sue. [http://www.penguins.cl/yellow-penguins.htm International Penguin Conservation Work Group] ''penguins.cl''. Web. Date accessed on January 11, 2015 </ref> | ||
The yellow-eyed penguin often expresses their discomfort or hostility by leaning forward toward their opponent. They also often hunch their shoulders and scowl, gape and make disturbing harsh sounds or noises. They might also attack their opponent by pecking them, but actual contact with the opponent is hardly ever made. | The yellow-eyed penguin often expresses their discomfort or hostility by leaning forward toward their opponent. They also often hunch their shoulders and scowl, gape and make disturbing harsh sounds or noises. They might also attack their opponent by pecking them, but actual contact with the opponent is hardly ever made. | ||
