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Located at the very end of the world, Antarctica is famous for its southern lights, its extreme climate and the plucky animal inhabitants that brave its frozen, inhospitable landscape.
Rockhoppers (Eudyptes chrysocome) are a small species of penguin. They are usually around 21 inches tall and about 6 lbs. at full size. The rockhopper earned its name because of the way it hops from one rock to another when on the rocky shorelines of its natural habitat.
As many as 85 different krill species exist in the oceans of the world, according to the Ocean Explorer website. Krill are an important part of the ocean's food chain, with many types of animals depending on them for sustenance.
Krill are smallish ocean crustaceans that play an integral part in the food chain. There are as many as 85 types of krill in the world's oceans and they live anywhere from right near the surface to miles below it. While many species thrive in the tropics, krill also are abundant in the Antarctic region. Animals such as penguins, whales, seals, fish, octopi and many types of bird species depend on krill as a main source of nourishment.
