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==Diet== The rockhopper penguin's diet consists of krill and small crustaceans, which may include shrimp, crabs, lobsters or crayfish.<ref name=Bond/> They also eat squid and myctophid fish.<ref name=Bond/><ref name=AuGov>{{cite web|url=http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/wildlife/animals/penguins/rockhopper-penguins|title=Rockhopper penguins}}</ref> Rockhopper penguins consume more krill than they do fish; their diet changes during migration and as the seasons change.<ref name=AuGov/> Rockhopper penguins can be at sea for several days while hunting. They can dive up to {{convert|330|ft|m}} for many minutes at a time while searching for prey.<ref name=Bond/>
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