Macaroni penguin 2009 study found that macaroni penguins from Kerguelen travelled over in the central Indian Ocean. With about 18 million individuals, the macaroni penguin is the most numerous penguin species. Widespread declines in populations have been recorded since the mid-1970s and their conservation status is classified as vulnerable. The macaroni penguin was described from the Falkland Islands in 1837 by German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt. It is one of six or so species in the genus "Eudyptes", collectively known as crested penguins. The genus name is derived from the Ancient Greek words "eu" "good", and "dyptes" "diver". The specific epithet
Sam Macaroni in the Virtual Reality medium, Sam Macaroni is extremely passionate about creating exciting narrative driven VR content. He has produced original VR content with Disney, Sony, Lionsgate, Digital Domain, Epic Games, Jaunt, Google and more. Prior to his VR career, Sam Macaroni was an Executive Producer/Director at The Walt Disney Company. While there he wrote and directed successful branded entertainment campaigns for M&M’s, Windex, AT&T, Canon Cameras, JCPenney, Hot Wheels, Pepsi, the NFL, and many more. Currently, Sam works with major motion picture studios to create impactful VR experiences for their upcoming films. Most recently, he produced and directed VR