What is Macaroni penguin?
[[File:Macaroni Penguins (js).jpg|thumb|Two macaroni penguins at Livingston Island]] [[File:Gorfou doré MHNT.jpg|thumb|''Eudyptes chrysolophus'' ]] The '''macaroni penguin''' is a [[crested penguin]]s that gets their names from their [[crest]]. Macaroni penguins are known for their [[black]] faces and the [[Orange (color)|orange]]-[[yellow]] [[Crest (feathers)|crest]]s that create a band across their [[forehead]]s. Macaroni penguins live on islands on the edge of [[Antarctica]], as well as on islands that lie south of [[Africa]] and the [[Americas]]. They make their nests on cliffs and hillsides. It is very closely related to the [[royal penguin]], and some consider the two to be a single species. == Size == Macaroni penguins weigh 10 pounds and are a little over 2 feet tall.<ref> {{cite book |title= Magic School Bus, Penguin Puzzle |last= Cole |first= Joanne |author2= Bruce Degen |year= 2001 |publisher= Scholastic Inc. |location= United States of America |isbn= 0-439-31432-1 |pages= 89}}</ref> As predators, Macaroni penguins eat fish, squid, and krill, but they mostly eat krill as their food. Mothers and fathers of their chicks will feed their young by regurgitating the food into their mouth. Penguins get their food by diving into the ocean and chasing after their food. Penguins can survive up to 40 days without food. When penguins go hunting for their food, they swim from {{cvt|50|-|200|ft|m|0}} down in the water. Sometimes when they are hunting at night, they swim up to {{cvt|300|ft|m|0}}. But that is really rare. They usually swim for 2 minutes before coming up for air. Macaroni penguin chicks do not get any food until they are a week old. Macaroni penguins usually live on bumpy or flat ground. They don't really live in places with many plants, but some penguins make their nests around grass. Macaroni penguins generally live by the water because they eat seafood. Macaroni penguins have many different ways of communicating. They might make noisy, shrieking sounds or they might bobble their heads. Sometim