Yankee-doodle went to town riding on a pony, stuck a feather in his cap and called it macaroni. The name macaroni refers to the prominent golden crests. The term "macaroni" was first used to describe 18th century dandies who made the Grand Tour of Italy and took on the fashion of dyeing their hair in streaks. When they returned to England they were dubbed "Macaronis" after the Italian pasta. As many as five million pairs of macaroni penguins breed on South Georgia Island alone but very few make it to the South Shetland Islands where this lone bird was found on a nest among a colony of chinstrap penguins at Fort Point, Greenwich Island. We assume its mate is out feeding and will return soon. We wish them the best of luck with getting little junior off the nest and out of the house by the end of the austral summer.
- Daily Expedition Reports
- 13 Dec 1999
From the Caledonian Star in Antarctica, 12/13/1999, National Geographic Endeavour
- Aboard the National Geographic Endeavour
- Antarctica
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