Alerted springboks (Antidorcas marsupialis) watching lion cubs (Panthera leo), Nxai Pan National Park, Botswana, Africa

Galapagos Giant Tortoise (Chelonoidis chathamensis), can live for over 100 years, on San Cristobal island, Galapagos, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ecuador, South America

African wild dogs (Lycaon pictus), Khwai, Okavango Delta, Botswana, Africa

Dead hedgehog on country road, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Young Thomsons Gazelle, Grumeti area, Tanzania, Africa

Baby buzzard in barn, Asthall, The Cotswolds, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Young Thomsons Gazelle stuck in the mud of a drying river bed, Grumeti area, Tanzania

Mallard ducklings just a few days old, Swinbrook, Oxfordshire, England

Impala in Moremi National Park, Botswana

Young Thomsons Gazelle, Grumeti area, Tanzania

Impala in Moremi National Park, Botswana

Young Thomsons Gazelle stuck in the mud of a drying river bed, Grumeti area, Tanzania

A baby Olive Baboon hanging on the end on a branch. Grumeti, Tanzania

Car drives past dead deer on country road, Charlbury, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom

Herd of impala in Moremi National Park, Botswana

Blue-footed Booby bird on the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador sheltering young chicks

Blue-footed Booby bird protecting her eggs on Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Burchell's Zebra and foal in Northern Botswana, Africa

Lone Roe deer by a wheat field in Leafield, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom

Young Thomsons Gazelle stuck in the mud of a drying river bed, Grumeti,Tanzania

Herd of impala in Moremi National Park, Botswana

African elephant. Loxodonta africana. Throwing dust on to back. Savuti, botswana

African elephant (loxodonta africana) close-up of trunk, eastern cape, south africa

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Drinking at sunset. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephant (loxodonta africana) two holding each others trunk, eastern cape, south africa

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Close-up. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephant. Loxodonta africana. Sihouette,drinking at sunset. Savuti, botswana

African elephant. Loxodonta africana. Close-up showing skin detail. Botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Herd at dusk. Botswana

African elephant (loxodonta africana) two playfighting, eastern cape, south africa

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Drinking. Kwai, botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Drinking at sunset. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Drinking at sunset. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Walking to waterhole at sunset. Nxai pan, botswana

African elephants. Loxodonta africana. Holding muddy trunk on tusk. Botswana

european hedgehog, erinaceus europaeus, crossing road, bohemia, europe

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on Elephant Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

A lone adult Macaroni Penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) among a chinstrap penguin colony at Point Wild on Elephant Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands. This is the smallest yellow-crested, black-and-white penguin in the genus Eudyptes. It reaches a length of 45-58 cm (18-23 in) and typically weighs 2-3.4 kg (4.4-7.5 lb), although there are records of exceptionally large rockhoppers weighing 5 kg (11 lbs). Their common name refers to the fact that unlike many other penguins which negotiate obstacles by sliding on their bellies or by awkward climbing using their flipper-like wings as aid, Rockhoppers will try to jump over boulders and across cracks. This behavior is by no means unique to this species however - at least the other "crested" penguins of the genus Eudyptes hop around rocks too. Southern Rockhopper Penguins have a global population of roughly 1 million pairs, perhaps a bit more. About two-thirds of the global population belongs to E. c. chrysocome which breeds on the Falkland Islands and on islands off Argentina and southern Chile. The Southern Rockhopper Penguin is classified as Vulnerable species by the IUCN.

A young Tawny Owl chick out of the nest in woodland in Ambleside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in Isafjardardjup Bay, Iceland

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) porpoising for speed while traveling to their breeding colony on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia Island, Southern Ocean, Antarctica

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head-lunging in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult southern rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) breaching in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult macaroni penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) plunging into the sea leaving their breeding colony at Elsehul on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Ponies and foal on Bodmin Moor in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Pacific Green Sea Turtle (Chelonia mydas) resting against coral head off Kapalua, Maui, Hawaii.

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head-lunging in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

A young Tawny Owl Chick on a woodland floor, Ambleside, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) head-lunging in the fjord of Isfjardardjup, Iceland

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia, Southern Ocean

Adult macaroni penguin (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on Elephant Island, South Shetlands, Antarctica

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) in Elsehul Bay on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult rockhopper penguin (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) at breeding and molting colony on New Island in the Falkland Islands, South Atlantic Ocean

Adult humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) surfacing near researchers in Zodiac in the late evening at Siglufjordur, Iceland

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Macaroni Penguins (Eudyptes chrysolophus) on South Georgia Island in the Southern Ocean

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands

Adult Southern Rockhopper Penguins (Eudyptes chrysocome chrysocome) in the Falkland Islands