Yellow-Eyed Penguin at Edge of Pacific Ocean, South Island, New Zealand

A yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as Hoiho, waits for members of its colony to return at the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Nugget Point in the Catlins at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and are one of the most rare penguins in the world with a total population of only about 4,000. About 90 percent of the yellow-eyed penguin's diet consists of fish. During the breeding season, many of the penguins spend the entire day hunting in the ocean. They enter the Pacific Ocean at dawn and return at dusk, venturing as far as 25 kilometers (16 miles) offshore and diving to depts of up to 120 meters (394 feet).

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A yellow-eyed penguin (Megadyptes antipodes), also known as Hoiho, waits for members of its colony to return at the edge of the Pacific Ocean at Nugget Point in the Catlins at the southern tip of the South Island of New Zealand. Yellow-eyed penguins are endangered and are one of the most rare penguins in the world with a total population of only about 4,000. About 90 percent of the yellow-eyed penguin's diet consists of fish. During the breeding season, many of the penguins spend the entire day hunting in the ocean. They enter the Pacific Ocean at dawn and return at dusk, venturing as far as 25 kilometers (16 miles) offshore and diving to depts of up to 120 meters (394 feet).