Rockhopper penguin penguins in different areas. Northern Penguins begin the mating process two months earlier than Southern ones. Two eggs are usually laid a few days apart during early November in hope that at least one will survive, and the second egg is usually larger than the first. They will use the same nest as they did in previous years as well. Eggs hatch about a month later and the mother will have food for the chick. There are currently 19 species and six genera of living penguins. The rockhopper penguin has 3 subspecies: "Eudyptes filholi", the Eastern Rockhopper; "Eudyptes mosleyi", the
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