Photo by Samuel Blanc (Wikimedia)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAlthough they are great at swimming the Rockhopper Penguin is much safer on land.\u00a0 They have no natural land based predators, however, they have to brave the dangerous ocean waters to get their food.\u00a0 Once they are in the watery world they need to be on the lookout for sharks, killer whales and of course leopard seals.\u00a0 These penguins are brave and will usually spend the entire winter out at sea.\u00a0 They usually only hit the rocky cliffs once the mating season comes around.\u00a0 You would think it would be smarter to just hang out on the cliffs all year and make your little brother venture out to the ocean to find food for you.\u00a0 I guess one day these Rockhopper Penguins will catch on to the way things should be done.<\/p>\n
That does it for Thursday’s Wild Fact.\u00a0 See you tomorrow for the last Fact of the week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I realize it is only October but since there is still snow on the ground in the Yukon Territory, I want to make all of you experience the cold wintery weather.\u00a0 I hope you brought your winter boots and your parka because we are taking a trip to Antarctica.\u00a0 The good news though is we are learning about the Rockhopper Penguin so today’s fact is bound to put a smile on your face.\u00a0 For some reason, I find penguins always put me in a good mood. I made sure to find the most interesting facts to distract you from the <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3231,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[348,1257,1258,4025,404,405,1256,1259],"yoast_head":"\n
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