Macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) are named after an eighteenth-century men's fashion of putting feathers in caps. In mid-October, the southern spring, they assemble in colonies of 200,000 or more on the island of South Georgia. The males arrive first and the females follow a few days later to lay eggs in simple scraped nests. The pair take turns to incubate the eggs, which hatch after just over a month. For 60 days the parents feed the young until they are ready for the sea.
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