Cape Petrel

'''Scientific Name:''' Daption capense

'''Scientific Name:''' Daption capense

'''Habitat:''' Southern Hemisphere; Cape Petrels breed on numerous islands surrounding Antarctica. A few pairs nest as far north as New Zealand's Auckland Islands, the Chatham Islands and Campbell Island; the majority of the species nest further south. The species' stronghold is on the Antarctic Peninsula and the islands of the Scotia Sea. They also breed on other sites on the Antarctic mainland, as well as South Georgia, the Balleny Islands, and Kerguelen Island.

'''Habitat:''' Southern Hemisphere; Cape Petrels breed on numerous islands surrounding Antarctica. A few pairs nest as far north as New Zealand's Auckland Islands, the Chatham Islands and Campbell Island; the majority of the species nest further south. The species' stronghold is on the Antarctic Peninsula and the islands of the Scotia Sea. They also breed on other sites on the Antarctic mainland, as well as South Georgia, the Balleny Islands, and Kerguelen Island.

'''Diet:''' Euphausiid shrimp and other crustaceans make up 4/5 on their diet ; they will also eat fish and squid usually by following fishing boats. They get their prey by seizing from the ocean surface and by plunging under the water and filtering the seawater.

'''Diet:''' Euphausiid shrimp and other crustaceans make up 4/5 on their diet ; they will also eat fish and squid usually by following fishing boats. They get their prey by seizing from the ocean surface and by plunging under the water and filtering the seawater.