It belongs to the crested penguin family. They were named after their yellow crest on their head. It is about 20 to 24 inches tall. It is 10 pounds. It has a bush tail.
Macaroni penguins live in Antarctica.
The Macaroni penguins enemies are very deadly to them. Skuas eat unguarded eggs, and sometimes they eat a sick or old adult. Their favorite thing is to hop off rocks. They like to eat krill, fish, and squid. Sometimes Rockhoppers lay 2 eggs, but usually they only lay one.