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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.
575 Questions
Do seagulls carry parasites and disease?
Yes, every animal can carry a disease, and may have picked it up from fish that it had previously eaten.
Do seagulls get poisoned when eating garbage at landfills?
haven't seen it yet, but they do eat cardboard (fries container), i tried feeding them the portions with ketchup on it first, and then when i ran out of the ketchup portions, i tried tossing the rest ripped to small pieces and they ate it all.
kind of make sense since cardboard is wood/plant based.
And I have seen lots of them at the garbage dump eating.
I was told that they eat carpet too, (but don't know for sure, haven't seen it).
Albatrosses are large birds that live in the North Pacific and Southern Ocean. They can live for up to 60 years.
gulls mainly come further inland during rough seas. as its harder to get food from the sea during these times, they then come inland to see what they get instead. if you had the choice to go under a massive wave for a fish... or simply go inland and get all u can eat at the local tip/waste area... what would you choose!? lol..
hope this helps. x
How do sea birds get their food?
Sea birds dive into the water like an arrow. When it gets in to the water it swimes after the fish and when it gets the fish it will swim back to the surfas.
What are the adaptations for an albatross?
The Common or Atlantic Puffin ( Fratercula artica ) is a rather small sea bird that spends most of its time at sea in the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The only time it comes ashore is to breed and raise a chick. These are the only puffins that occur in the Atlantic. There are others that occur in the Pacific. They live with many brothers ad sistes they can oly live with others and if the area is safe with plenty of sea and nesting places they call it home.
Do seagulls explode when given panadol?
Yes, The Seagulls Fluids in its body makes it expand and than blow up and fall to the ground.
Can an albatross sleep in flight?
An Albatross can fly for a year without stopping.
The Albatross has the largest wingspan of any bird. because of its huge wings, the albatross can glide for months on ocean winds without landing. This giant bird soars through the air at about 25 miles per hour (40kph). It can even sleep while flying
What bird names start with the letter v that are fish eaters?
The Virginia Rail is a bird of freshwater marshes. It eats the following: insects, insect larvae, other aquatic invertebrates, fish, frogs, and small snakes. The Virginia Rail can swim under water, propelling itself with its wings. It swims in this way probably only to flee predators.
well only if the seagull finds a dead human on the ground or something and just starts eating the skin and gross stuff liek that
Natural Predators of the Atlantic puffin include gulls and skuas, specifically the Great Black-backed Gull, the Great Skua, and the Herring Gull. Other predators include rats, cats, dogs, and foxes. The are also hunted by people for their meat, feathers, and eggs.
Tufted Puffins have three major predators: the Snowy Owl, Bald Eagles, and Arctic Foxes. They are also hunted by people.
Predators of the Horned Puffin are gulls, larger predatory birds, and rats. People also hunt them.
What is a Bird that is a relative of the seagull?
First, there is no such bird as a "seagull". There are over 45 species of gulls. Gulls are related to terns and skuas.
What are the physical characteristics of a puffin?
Penguins are superbly adapted to an aquatic life. Their wings have become flippers, useless for flight in the air. In the water, however, penguins are astonishingly agile. Within the smooth plumage a layer of air is preserved, ensuring buoyancy. The air layer also helps insulate the birds in cold waters. On land, penguins use their tails and wings to maintain balance for their upright stance.
All penguins are countershaded - that is, they have a white underside and a dark (mostly black) upperside. This is for camouflage. A predator looking up from below (such as an orca or a leopard seal) has difficulty distinguishing between a white penguin belly and the reflective water surface. The dark plumage on their backs camouflages them from above.
Diving penguins reach 6 to 12 km/h (3.7 to 7.5 mph), though there are reports of velocities of 27 km/h (17 mph) (which are more realistic in the case of startled flight). The small penguins do not usually dive deep; they catch their prey near the surface in dives that normally last only one or two minutes. Larger penguins can dive deep in case of need. Dives of the large Emperor Penguin have been recorded which reach a depth of 565 m (1870 ft) and last up to 22 minutes.
Penguins either waddle on their feet or slide on their bellies across the snow, a movement called "tobogganing", which conserves energy while moving quickly. They also jump with both feet together if they want to move more quickly or cross steep or rocky terrain.
Penguins have an average sense of hearing for birds (Wever et al 1969); this is used by parents and chicks to locate one another in crowded colonies (Jouventin et al 1999). Their eyes are adapted for underwater vision, and are their primary means of locating prey and avoiding predators; in air it has been suggested that they are nearsighted, although research has not supported this hypothesis (Sivak et al 1987).
Penguins have a thick layer of insulating feathers which are designed to keep them warm in water (heat loss in water is much greater than in air). The Emperor penguin (the largest penguin) has the largest body mass of all penguins, which further reduces relative surface area and heat loss. They also are able to control blood flow to their extremities, reducing the amount of blood which gets cold, but still keeping the extremities from freezing. In the extreme cold of the Antarctic winter, the females are at sea fishing for food leaving the males to brave the weather by themselves. They often huddle together to keep warm and rotate positions to make sure that each penguin gets a turn in the center of the heat pack.
They can drink salt water because their supraorbital gland filters excess salt from the bloodstream. The salt is excreted in a concentrated fluid from the nasal passages.
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A seabird is a bird that lives mostly on and near the sea and eats fish like seagulls
(gulls), albatrosses and ducks.
What are seagulls adaptations?
Seagulls have beady and sharp eyes which makes them able to spot prey easily and they have very sharp claws to grab their prey.
They have webbed feet.
What are young albatross called?
Aves (birds), procellariformes (albatrosses, shearwaters and petrels), diomedeidae (albatrosses), 2 genera - diomedia (12 species - including the wandering) and phoebetria (2 species)
Sea birds are adapted to live their lives on the seas and oceans of the world.
This needs special adaptations to cope with salt water as most birds (including Gulls which are NOT sea birds) can only drink fresh water.
They normally only return to land to breed.
What is the length of an albatross?
The average wingspan is 8.2-11.5 feet (2.51-3.50 metres), The longest verified examples have been about 12 feet long (3.7 metres). Larger examples have been claimed - the two largest reportedly measuring 13.8 feet (4.22 metres) and 17 feet (5.3 metres)
Yes, puffins fly. They can fly at speeds of up to 55 miles per hour and do so by rapidly beating their wings to achieve lift. They can beat their wings up to 400 beats per minute.
How do puffins talk to each other?
Puffins are a variety of penguin. They have stubby, short legs that result in waddling when they walk. They are expert swimmers.
