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== Body Design == | == Body Design == | ||
[[File:Yellow-eyed Penguin band.png|thumb|150px|left| | [[File:Yellow-eyed Penguin band.png|thumb|150px|left|�A bright yellow band that goes around it's eyes]] | ||
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/ Yellow-eyed Penguin] ''bioexpedition''. Web. Date accessed on January 14, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> | 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/ Yellow-eyed Penguin] ''bioexpedition''. Web. Date accessed on January 14, 2015 Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
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Most yellow-eyed penguins live their lives around the age of 23. Male yellow-eyed penguins live longer than the female penguins.<ref>Wardell, William. [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Megadyptes_antipodes/ ADW] ''animaldiversity''. Web. Last Updated on November 8, 2013.</ref> Yellow-eyed penguins has the longest breeding season than all the other penguin species. They start to look for a mate between August and the end of March. <ref name=photovolcanica/> | Most yellow-eyed penguins live their lives around the age of 23. Male yellow-eyed penguins live longer than the female penguins.<ref>Wardell, William. [http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Megadyptes_antipodes/ ADW] ''animaldiversity''. Web. Last Updated on November 8, 2013.</ref> Yellow-eyed penguins has the longest breeding season than all the other penguin species. They start to look for a mate between August and the end of March. <ref name=photovolcanica/> | ||
While going through their breeding season, they lay their two bluish eggs in middle of October. Male and female penguins take turn to incubate their eggs for more than a week. They have to incubate their eggs for 45 days, until the egg hatches near the beginning of November. After the egg hatches, the parents will stay with them for 2 weeks. The yellow-eyed penguin is the only species that stays with their child for 2 weeks after the egg hatches. While they stay with the baby penguin, one of the parent will go to the sea and search for food, and the other penguin will stay with the baby and look after them. After the 2 weeks are over, they won’t come over as much as they used to, they will come to the baby and feed them once in a while. After 100 days, the baby must start to mature and live it’s independent life. However, after the baby becomes independent, both of the parents doesn’t leave the nest for a considerable amount of time. The couple must stay together, not because they want to, but because they must moult themselves. The couple can’t go anywhere before they moult themselves.<ref>[http://anajikr.blog.me/30007917766 Yelloweyedpenguin] ''anajikr''. Web. Last Updated August 23, 2006 Author Unknown.</ref> | While going through their breeding season, they lay their two bluish eggs in middle of October. Male and female penguins take turn to incubate their eggs for more than a week. They have to incubate their eggs for 45 days, until the egg hatches near the beginning of November. After the egg hatches, the parents will stay with them for 2 weeks. The yellow-eyed penguin is the only species that stays with their child for 2 weeks after the egg hatches. While they stay with the baby penguin, one of the parent will go to the sea and search for food, and the other penguin will stay with the baby and look after them. After the 2 weeks are over, they won’t come over as much as they used to, they will come to the baby and feed them once in a while. After 100 days, the baby must start to mature and live it’s independent life. However, after the baby becomes independent, both of the parents doesn’t leave the nest for a considerable amount of time. The couple must stay together, not because they want to, but because they must moult themselves. The couple can’t go anywhere before they moult themselves.<ref name=anajikr>[http://anajikr.blog.me/30007917766 Yelloweyedpenguin] ''anajikr''. Web. Last Updated August 23, 2006 Author Unknown.</ref> | ||
== Ecology == | == Ecology == | ||
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Yellow eyed penguin is an endangered species because the Europeans are taking over their habitat. The place they want to live in, is a place where there isn’t a lot of people. They are fearful of a lot of things, so they have to have their neighbors beside them, so they can't be too far away from the other yellow eyed penguin. They also need to make their nests out of logs, trees, or dams. All these conditions has to be satisfied in order for them to survive, but the Europeans keep invading their land and chasing them out of their habitat. Since this is happening, the yellow-eyed penguins have no place to go. This problem is the main reason why they are endangered. | Yellow eyed penguin is an endangered species because the Europeans are taking over their habitat. The place they want to live in, is a place where there isn’t a lot of people. They are fearful of a lot of things, so they have to have their neighbors beside them, so they can't be too far away from the other yellow eyed penguin. They also need to make their nests out of logs, trees, or dams. All these conditions has to be satisfied in order for them to survive, but the Europeans keep invading their land and chasing them out of their habitat. Since this is happening, the yellow-eyed penguins have no place to go. This problem is the main reason why they are endangered. | ||
Another reason why they are an endangered species is because new predators keep on going into their habitat. The predators are animals such as dogs, cats and ermines. | Another reason why they are an endangered species is because new predators keep on going into their habitat. The predators are animals such as dogs, cats and ermines.<ref name=anajikr/> | ||
== Video == | == Video == | ||
