Travel Bug Dog Tag ROCKHOPPER PENGUIN

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Owner:
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Released:
Sunday, May 6, 2007
Origin:
New York, United States
Recently Spotted:
In The Lost Box

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Current Goal

I am a Rockhopper Penguin of the southern variety (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome). I'm headed south and would like to travel to one of my native habitats: the Falkland/Maldive Islands, Argentina, or Chile before returning back to Ithaca, NY. I am being launched near the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology - a premier institute for avian research and conservation.

About This Item

Rockhopper TB

Eudyptes crestatus -
Rockhopper Penguin.

Kingdom: Animalia,
Phylum: Chordata,
Class: Aves,
Order: Ciconiiformes,
Family: Spheniscidae,
Genus: Eudyptes,
species: Eudyptes crestatus.


Rockhoppers are among the smallest of the world's penguins averaging 52 cm in length and 3 kg in weight. Their distinct yellow stripe above each eye extends upward into a yellow crest on top of the head. Behind the head they have a black occipital (back of the head) crest. They have red eyes, a short red-brown bulbous bill and pink feet and legs. Females are often slightly smaller than males.

In spite of their small size, rockhoppers are known to be quite aggressive. They are not intimidated by humans or by other birds and animals, even larger ones.

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Tracking History (768.8mi) View Map

Dropped Off 3/27/2010 IthacaDoodle placed it in The Lost Box New York - 628.25 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 3/27/2010 IthacaDoodle retrieved it from The Whaling Wall South Carolina   Visit Log

Our first TB only got as far as SC after some long hiatuses - to The Lost Box it goes.
Dropped Off 8/5/2009 yodav placed it in The Whaling Wall South Carolina - 570.3 miles  Visit Log
Write note 6/9/2009 IthacaDoodle posted a note for it   Visit Log

Hey, it is great to see this guy on the move again after a long hiatus - many thanks!
Grab It (Not from a Cache) 6/6/2009 yodav grabbed it   Visit Log

Found in GC15W9V, will move it on, possibly on a southern vacation.
Dropped Off 3/22/2009 sleepyheads placed it in Continental Cache New Jersey - 149.82 miles  Visit Log

Sorry, we've had this a long time. He's free again.

[This entry was edited by sleepyheads on Friday, March 27, 2009 at 5:00:41 AM.]
Retrieve It from a Cache 9/2/2007 sleepyheads retrieved it from The Celery Farm New Jersey   Visit Log

Wow, I actually know someone that may be taking a cruise around S. america. I'll see if they are interested in moving rockhopper along.

Dropped Off 8/18/2007 tripod333 placed it in The Celery Farm New Jersey - 114.58 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 8/8/2007 tripod333 retrieved it from Ganoga View Trail Pennsylvania   Visit Log

Wow, this is an ambitious goal. I could hold on to it until Dec. when I'm going on a cruise to Mexico but I doubt if the owner wants it out of circulation for that long. Unless owner contacts me, I'll put it in another cache in the next week or so.
Discovered It 7/30/2007 pendotron discovered it   Visit Log

Camping for a week on lot 40 Rickets Glen with bpmorris and DJTALCOTT. A fun week of the great outdoors caching and camping.

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