The brightness of male foot colour is dependent on access to food. The male's foot colouration is extremely sensitive, with changes perceivable by female birds within a 48 hour period
The Blue Footed Booby actually has blue feet
The blue footed booby is a seabird. It has distinctive bright blue feet, and a blue body with brown wings.
5 feet at birth
The blue-footed booby is known as "piquero de patas azules" in Spanish. This name directly translates to "booby with blue feet," reflecting the bird's distinctive coloration. The blue-footed booby is primarily found in the Galápagos Islands and along the coasts of the Pacific Ocean.
I know for a fact that a blue footed booby at birth is always the same hight. 5 feet. I know that it is very tall, but it is also very true.
In the wild they live up to 17 years. This is according to National Geographic.
"booby" is a Spanish term for "bobo" which means stupid clown or clumsy. These birds are very clumsy on land and they have the name blue footed because they have blue webbed feet.
The blue-footed booby got its name from its distinctive bright blue feet, which are a key feature in mate selection during courtship displays. The word "booby" derives from the Spanish term "bobo," meaning fool or clumsy, reflecting the bird's seemingly awkward behavior on land. This combination of striking coloration and comical antics has made the species easily recognizable and memorable.
the females only mate with those males who have blue feet. therefore, their offspring have bright blue feet (the brightest of them all) , and their offspring have blue feet, etc. this means that over time their feet began to become more and more blue, as a whole (species).
all blue footed boobies have blue feet...always!
It comes in many colors. White, brown, aqua, orange, red, peach, silver, and green. It was also just found in the color pink.
You will find this beautiful but, strange bird on the Galapagos Islands. This bird has blue feet which is a Very Pretty color.