This article was originally published on Critter Science.

The royal penguin hails from Macquarie Island, and is the largest of the recognized crested penguin species. They prefer rocks, small shrubs, tussock grasses, grassy slopes, and beach habitats. Due to their stable numbers, an estimated 1,660,000, these penguins are listed as Least Concern by the IUCN. They do still […]

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