How to Use rockhopper in a Sentence

rockhopper

noun

• The kea and rockhopper teams have been taking their campaigns to the skies this week.
  — Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 12 Nov. 2019
• One southern rockhopper penguin at the St. Louis Zoo has an extra spring in his step these days.
  — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE.com, 21 June 2021
• The Milwaukee County Zoo's gentoo and rockhopper penguins line up for their monthly weigh-in.
  — Jennifer Diliberti-Shea, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2018
• The center is the largest penguin facility in the world and is home to more than 75 king, rockhopper, macaroni, gentoo and chinstrap penguins.
  — Amy Huschka, Detroit Free Press, 15 Feb. 2022
• With the building closed to visitors to help prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, a group of rockhopper penguins were allowed to leave their habitat and explore the rest of the aquarium.
  — Alicia Lee, CNN, 15 Mar. 2020
• The zoo is working with its international colleagues so Pierre can find a new place to recover and make new rockhopper friends.
  — Jennifer Hauser, CNN, 29 Aug. 2020
• With excitement soaring, a rockhopper penguin named Hendrix practiced running and stealing the bases while the king penguins, Springer and Astro, cheered him on from the sidelines.
  — Kara Quebedeaux, Houston Chronicle, 25 Oct. 2019
• The aquarium shared a video of a group of rockhopper penguins taking a walk inside the facility and visiting the other animals.
  — CBS News, 16 Mar. 2020
• Find more than 250 penguins from five different species (king, Gentoo, Adélie, chinstrap and rockhopper) inside the exhibit.
  — Kathleen Christiansen, orlandosentinel.com, 22 Apr. 2021
• Although Pierre loves his TV shows, the zoo is currently working with their international zoo colleagues to find a suitable, long-term home for him with other rockhopper penguins.
  — Claudia Harmata, PEOPLE.com, 1 Sep. 2020
• However, depending on the species, some penguins can live in warmer climates, such as the Galápagos penguin, Humboldt penguins and Southern rockhopper penguins.
  — Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 9 Feb. 2023
• Plans also call for visiting Macquarie Island, a tiny sub-Antarctic isle that is home to millions of penguins, including king, rockhopper, gentoo and royal.
  — Phil Marty, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
• About 50 penguins live in Penguin Palooza, including king penguins and macaroni, southern rockhopper, gentoo and chinstrap penguins.
  — Melissa Reinert, Cincinnati.com, 30 Apr. 2018
• Shedd Aquarium tweeted a video of one penguin, a rockhopper named Wellington, taking a particular liking to the Amazonian fish exhibit.
  — Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, 16 Mar. 2020
• Closely monitoring different penguin groups can reveal if certain types of population interferes with other penguins that are pushed out of their typical environment, like the vulnerable southern rockhopper penguin.
  — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 29 July 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024