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Seabirds and Shorebirds

Oceans cover a majority of the earth and it is only natural that many species of birds have adapted to take advantage of this wealth of nutrients and diverse habitats. Fly into this category to ask and answer questions about seabirds.

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Do puffins live in the north?

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Yes. Arctic Puffins live at the North pole, along sea coasts, islands in the north Atlantic and the Arctic Ocean.

How can we help an albatross not be endangered?

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In my experience, there's pretty much no bird that can't be tamed, and the Albatross is actually known for being quite tame already on land.

Of course, I wouldn't recommend it though, seeing as a tame bird is often a dead bird: there are some people who would take advantage of it's friendliness, and possibly kill it. Also, it's better and healthier living in the wild, rather than learning to go where humans are.

If you live in a rather unpopulated area however, such as some small island, there probably wouldn't be any harm taming your favorite albatross on the beach; just make sure you know the local laws. Don't use any unnatural food that the albatross doesn't already eat (their main diet is squid and fish) to try and tame them either. What seems harmless to us may be very unhealthy or even fatal to them.

Why should you not drink seawater?

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Salt-water is a mild emetic. Also, the body needs more water than is in the sea-water to excrete the salt that is in it.

Seawater contains salt and salt dehydrates you, therefore seawater dehydrates you. It also tastes bad and could make you sick. It can lead to health problems as people usually forget the intake amount and drink to excess when desperate for water at sea, such as high blood pressure.

Also if you are stranded in the ocean what ever you do do not drink sea water it will speed up your dead meter.

It will make you die faster.

How do albatross' mate?

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Albatrosses pair up for life and they do return to land and to their nesting sites. Breeding pairs usually produce just one egg per year. Nesting sites are almost always in very remote small islands where they go unobserved by humans. It is something of a myth that they never come to dry land. They are capable of flying vast distances by locking their wings, at what would be our shoulder joint, and gliding on thermals or local air pressure 'pockets' formed by the swell or waves at sea. They can cover thousands of miles in this way. They are very unusual in that they can drink sea water and have a method of getting rid of the salt. They can feed by diving for fish and squid etc close to the surface and can also take fish from the surface with their beak as they skim the surface. They are known to live beyond 50 years.

What do you call a scientist who studies birds?

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He/she is an ornithologist.
Someone that studies birds is called an ornithologist.
An ornothologist

What colour are puffins?

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they are kinda like penguins cos they are black and white if u wanna see a picture type in puffins on google images

How much does a baby puffin weigh?

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Males weighs 323-710g

Females weighs 300-433g

What is odd one out kiwi penguin albatross ostrich?

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Out of the listed birds, the only one that can fly is the albatross.

Is an Albatross bigger than a Vulcher?

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The wingspans of the largest great albatrosses (genus Diomedea) are the largest of any bird.

How big can a albatross grow?

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an ostrich can get to 9ft tall and an albatross is 6ft tall

How do seagulls know when a field is being ploughed?

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Like many birds, gulls rely on their excellent vision in order to find food. Usually, they will survey an area while soaring, and upon spotting a food item, they will swoop down and grab it.

The way gulls actually obtain their food after finding it varies. For the most part, they are scavengers and will pick up whatever's lying around (fish, sea creatures, bread, garbage, or carrion). Many times, they will directly steal food from other birds or animals. Sometimes, however, they will catch their own food by snatching fish from the ocean or snapping up insects.

-An experienced birdwatcher.

Where does the tufted puffin live?

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British Columbia, throughout southeastern Alaska and the Aleutian Islands,Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands and throughout the Sea of Okhotsk. Winters south to Honshū and California[3]

Why don't seagulls blink?

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Everything with eyes must blink to keep the eye clean.

Were does puffins sleep?

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=Penguins don't sleep they nap. Even at night they nap because they don't fall in a true deep sleep. They also sleep close by because if a unexpected preaditor comes their less likely to be eaten.=

Is albatrosses can fly faster then buzzards?

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i think an albatross can fly faster than a buzzaed

What species does an albatross belong in?

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No albatross live in Antarctica: no animal lives there.

Albatross are sea birds and breed on some sub-Antarctic islands, but not on the continent itself. These animals live at sea.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_albatross_breeding_locations

What adaptations does the puffin have?

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it spit its venom to the enemies or it chokes you

How big are puffins?

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Every single type of puffin looks the same size exept the babies.

What are facts about the arctic puffin?

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The Arctic tern lives near the Arctic during summer in the Northern Hemisphere. Before winter arrives, however, Arctic terns fly 44,000 miles to Antarctica, where it is summer when winter occurs in the Northern Hemisphere. Like many birds, Arctic terns mate for life.

What do you call a group of seagulls?

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A group of seagulls is called a colony. This is the traditional collective name, although of course the formerly "incorrect" term, a flock, has entered the language as well because of its popularity.