rockhopper
Crested Antarctic bird
Rockhopper usually refers to the rockhopper penguin, a small crested species that navigates rocky shorelines by hopping rather than waddling.
More generally, a rockhopper is anyone or anything that moves across rocky terrain by jumping from rock to rock: We watched the rockhoppers make their way up the cliff face.
Bearing a head tuft
- FalklandsDisputed South Atlantic archipelago
- subantarcticBordering the southernmost zone
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
- nestingMaking a dwelling
burrow · krill · squid · guano · waddle · flipper · preening · molting
crested
Bearing a head tuft
- FalklandsDisputed South Atlantic archipelago
- subantarcticBordering the southernmost zone
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
nesting · burrow · krill · squid · guano · waddle · flipper · preening · molting · breeding
bouncing
Springing back repeatedly
- scramblingMoving clumsily in haste
- cliffVertical rock wall
- ledgeProjecting horizontal surface
boulder · agile · nimble · leaping · scaling · perching · foothold · talons · grip · rocky
kelp
Large brown marine algae
- tidepoolCoastal rock hollow holding seawater
- currentsDirectional flows of movement
- reefUnderwater rock or coral formation
plankton · saltwater · seaweed · oceanography · pelagic · krill · squid · fish · foraging · diving