Penguins for the most part breed in large colonies, the exceptions being the Yellow-eyed and Fiordland species ; these colonies may range in size from as few as a 100 pairs for Gentoo Penguins, to several hundred thousand in the case of King, Macaroni and Chinstrap Penguins.

After spending the summer months breeding, penguins disperse into the oceans for six months ; a 2009 study found that Macaroni Penguins from Kerguelen travelled over in the central Indian Ocean.

Macaroni Penguins moult once a year, a process in which they replace all of their old feathers.

A 1993 review estimated that the Macaroni was the most abundant species of penguin, with a minimum of 11, 841, 600 pairs of Macaroni Penguins worldwide.

Macaroni Penguins range from the subantarctic to the Antarctic Peninsula ; at least 216 breeding colonies at 50 sites have been recorded.

In South America, Macaroni Penguins are found in southern Chile, the Falkland Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, and South Orkney Islands.

Although the population of Macaroni Penguins is estimated at around 18 million mature individuals, a substantial decline has been recorded in several locations.

A 2009 study by a French team led by scientist Charles Andre Bost found that Macaroni Penguins nesting at Kerguelen dispersed eastwards over an area exceeding 3 × 10 < sup > 6 </ sup > km < sup > 2 </ sup >.

These behaviours peak early in the breeding period, and colonies particularly quieten when the male Macaroni Penguins are at sea.

Macaroni Penguins, particularly those on adjacent nests, may engage in bill-jousting ; birds lock bills and wrestle, each trying to unseat the other, as well as batter with flippers and peck or strike their opponent's nape.

Outside the breeding season, Macaroni Penguins tend to dive deeper, longer, and more efficiently during their winter migration than during the summer breeding season.

The Leopard seal ( Hydrurga leptonyx ), Antarctic fur seal ( Arctocephalus gazella ), Subantarctic fur seal ( A. tropicalis ) and Killer whale ( Orcinus orca ) sometimes hunt adult Macaroni Penguins in the water.

Female Macaroni Penguins can begin breeding at around five years of age, while the males do not normally breed until at least six years old.

Adult Macaroni Penguins typically begin to breed late in October, and lay their eggs in early November.

Macaroni Penguins typically leave their breeding colony by April or May to disperse into the ocean.

* Macaroni Penguins – Center for Biological Diversity

Conversely, the close relationship of the Macaroni and Royal Penguins, and the Erect-crested and Snares Penguins have led some to propose the two pairs should be regarded as species.

There is some controversy over whether Royal Penguins are a sub-species of Macaroni Penguins.

Royals look very much like Macaroni Penguins, but have a white face and chin instead of the Macaronis ' black visage.

Macaroni noodles normally do not contain eggs, ( although they may be an optional ingredient ) and are normally cut in short, hollow shapes ; however, the term refers not to the shape of the pasta, but to the kind of dough from which the noodle is made.

Commercial version of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese sold at Burger King

* Kraft Macaroni and Cheese Dinner at Kraft's official site

Interbreeding with the Macaroni Penguin has been reported at Heard and Marion Islands, with three hybrids recorded there by a 1987-88 Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition.

In comparison, the highest price for a sculpture from her New York years is £ 72, 500 ($ 147, 687 ), fetched by the 1965 wool, pasta, paint and hanger assemblage Golden Macaroni Jacket at Sotheby ’ s London in October 2007.

The restaurants at Neo 19 include Chili's, Romano's Macaroni Grill, Azabusabo, Mo-Mo-Paradise, Gloucester, and Watami.

In the band's early beginnings in the mid-1990s, they performed as Cracked Macaroni at Santa Ynez Valley Union High School.

For 6 to 8 year-olds, shows have included Macaroni tout garni, Nickelodeon's Rocket Power, Esprits-fantômes, and Le Petit roi Macius.

Although the two have generally been considered separate species, the close similarities of their DNA sequences has led some, such as the Australian ornithologists Les Christidis and Walter Boles, to treat the Royal as a subspecies of the Macaroni.

Over 30 species have been recorded, including Gentoo Penguins ( 750 breeding pairs ), Southern Rockhopper Penguins ( 60, 000 pairs ), Macaroni Penguins, Magellanic Penguins, Black-browed Albatrosses ( 100, 000 pairs ), Fairy Prions ( 10, 000 pairs ), Sooty Shearwaters, Wilson's Storm-petrels, Grey-backed Storm-petrels, Common Diving Petrels, Southern Giant Petrels.

They also have a minority stake in Mac Acquisition LLC ; the owners of Romano's Macaroni Grill as of 2008.

Among the parties named have been The Coca-Cola Company, Tyson Foods, Outback Steakhouse, Wendy's International, Inc., Brinker International ( parent company of Chili's and Macaroni Grill ), Arby's, Hooters, and Red Lobster.

* Macaroni and Cheese — Cheese and pasta have no background in mountain cultures.

In the United States, July 14 has been branded as " National Macaroni and Cheese Day ".

Like several other penguin species, the Macaroni Penguin sometimes deliberately swallows small ( 10 – 30 mm diameter ) stones ; this behaviour has been speculated to aid in providing ballast for deep-sea diving, or to help grind food, especially the exoskeletons of crustaceans that are a significant part of its diet.

Young men who had been to Italy on the Grand Tour had developed a taste for macaroni, a type of Italian food little known in England then, and so they were said to belong to the Macaroni Club.

Satire on Banks titled " The Botanic Macaroni ".

Parker dislikes Lizzie because she sneezed on her Macaroni Art in the 2nd grade and sat on her Titanic lunch box in the 5th grade.

The product is also heavily promoted toward children in the United States on television with the promotional name Kraft Cheese & Macaroni.

In June 2009 the Kansas City Southern began operating on new trackage between Victoria and Rosenburg, Texas, known as the Macaroni Line

In 2006 KCS announced they would rebuild the Macaroni Line ( through subsidiary Tex Mex ) to end the need for trackage rights on a circuitous Union Pacific route.

She is also known for singing in a ' creepy little girl ' voice on " Ghost Child ", " Mickey Macaroni ", " Make Me Moo ", and previous Residents works (" Twinkle 2000 ", etc ...).

Penguin species found here include large numbers of King Penguins on South Georgia especially, as well as Chinstrap Penguin, Macaroni Penguin, Gentoo penguin, Adelie Penguin, and Rockhopper Penguin ( Eudyptes chrysocome ).

The young couple scrimped and lived on Kraft Macaroni & Cheese ; she made her own maternity clothes ; and they borrowed money from her father and Cash's employer to get by.