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

Discovered It 7/30/2007 DJTALCOTT discovered it   Visit Log

discovered it when bpmorris placed it in cache.
Dropped Off 7/30/2007 bpmorris placed it in Ganoga View Trail Pennsylvania - 64.7 miles  Visit Log
Retrieve It from a Cache 7/10/2007 bpmorris retrieved it from 96B TB Lodge New York   Visit Log

Sorry forgot to log this one out. Will move it along soon. Thanks
Dropped Off 7/8/2007 Cache Lover placed it in 96B TB Lodge New York - 14.03 miles  Visit Log
Discovered It 6/30/2007 bhouston21 discovered it   Visit Log

Discovered in Cache Lovers inventory.
Retrieve It from a Cache 5/10/2007 Cache Lover retrieved it from THE PLEASANT PHEASANT New York   Visit Log

Grabbed this little guy this morning. I will get him to a TB lodge or another cache soon.
Dropped Off 5/7/2007 IthacaDoodle placed it in THE PLEASANT PHEASANT New York   Visit Log
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