Research Paper On Puffins

Geese will also eat small insects, fish, small crustaceans and mollusks that are attached to aquatic vegetation. This occurs more often when geese are breeding or feeding young because they need a higher protein intake for development. Feeding on land occurs while walking and consists of grasping a plant with their bill and tearing it from the ground. On land geese feed on grains lying on the ground in agricultural areas and in water, they feed on submerged aquatic vegetation. This is achieved by reaching under the water with their necks or by upending (bottom up). Typically geese feed in the early morning and late

The puffer fish reproduction method is unique. Puffer fish can begin reproducing starting at the age of five. Once the males have guided the female puffer fish to the shallow water or close to the shore and pushed the eggs to a certain place such as the water surface, the females lay eggs at the shore. She then will lay between 3 to 7 eggs. The shape of the eggs is typically like a sphere and float on the surface due to how light they are and their buoyancy. The young fish are protected by a hard egg shell. The babies typically hatch in approximately four days and no more than about a week.

      Anglerfish adapt to very extreme envirorments which they live in. Anglerfish can expand their stomachs so that they can eat two times their size. This  is really good because in the deep sea food is very scarce. So the fact that they can eat lager paportions is a very good adaption in their part. If they were not able to do that they would probally end up dieing.

The species of the prickly pufferhino-crocatross is a mixture of an albatross, crocodile, pufferfish, and a rhino. The animal has the wings of an albatross and the scaley skin of a crocodile. It also has prickles all over and the ability to breathe underwater like a pufferfish and a large powerful horn on the top of its head. This animal is very sensitive and likes people, but if disturbed it can get very triggered. That is why no one messes with the prickly pufferhino-crocatross

There are three different types, or classifications, of huddles, which include isolation, loose aggregation, and huddle (Gilbert, Blanc, Le Maho, Ancel 2). Isolation or isolated huddles consist of one or two penguins. This type of huddling has zero effect and no wind protection. Emperor penguins would become isolated right after being in a huddle for a certain amount of time. The emperor would leave the huddle to cool off. Once they cool off they would join a loose aggregation. The second huddle classification is a loose aggregation. Emperors in a loose aggregation have very limited contact with another neighboring individual. These aggregations are not really effective, but they do offer plenty of wind protection. The third huddle classification is a huddle, also known as a packed huddle. Huddles are extremely effective and there is a great amount of wind protection. Emperor penguins that shelter themselves from the wind will have an average thermal and energetic benefit of 32% (4). A huddle can reach a density of 8-10 emperor penguins/m2 (Ancel, Gilbert, Poulind, Beaulieu, Thierry 92). Penguins move the most from a loose aggregation to a huddle. The loose aggregations feed the huddles to make them bigger. Penguins in isolation and loose aggregations usually need more warmth, so they join bigger huddles to obtain their body

In the normal conditions the finches with the harder beaks, the regular and curved pliers, collected the most sunflowers. The birds with the smaller and thinner beaks, the forceps, had more success with thistle and millet seeds. It can be presumed that the beak the finch inherited determined the seeds it consumes. When the environment changed to a drought on the island, most of the thin small beaks were unable to collect enough nutrients. However, the harder beaked finches consumed more seeds than they were able to in the normal conditions. If this pattern continued, the thin beaked finches would be unable to survive because they lacked nutrients. The harder beaked finches survived because they had the capability to pick up and crush sunflower

The Charadrius nivosus, more commonly known as the Snowy Plover is a small bird that resides typically in sandy coastal beaches or by soft sanded areas by water. This species has over time had its population decimated largely due to habitat destruction. An unfortunate coincidence, the Charadrius nivosus generally lives and lays their well-blended eggs in sand dunes and beaches that are commonly trampled by humans. Conservation actions have been taken to reduce predatory factors and promote breeding that have shown some impact, but there is still much to be done to protect this species from extinction.

They feed in shallow waters, often joining sea lions, dolphins, and hammerhead sharks under the sea in search of fish. The endemic species only dives to shallow depths, and spends short periods of time in the sea each day. While the penguin’s numbers are low due to El Niño years, the population spreads around the islands while the food supply is abundant.

The platypus is the weirdo of the animal kingdom, that makes its home in the rivers and lakes of Australia. In addition platypuses are one of the two living mammals in the world that can lay eggs, this is what makes them so interesting and unique. Male platypi weigh between two point two pounds to five point three pounds and are around twenty inches long, while females weigh between one point five pounds to three point five pounds and are around seventeen inches long and can live for seventeen years in captivity. These creatures mostly live in freshwater lakes, rivers, lagoons, farm dams, and streams of Tasmania and eastern and southeastern coasts of Australia. Additionally platypi are found in bodies of water that have earth

The males have an alternate plumage, their auriculars, nape, crown are black. Their upper tail coverts and their scapulars are black as well. White plumages in the outer part of their

The Puffin is ususally found near the costal sea and costal reigions of the Northern hemisphere, like the Atlantic, Pacific, and in some parts of the Arctic circle. Different species of the puffin live in different areas of the world. Puffin’s are absent from uch of their once vast natural range today and are continually threatened by increasingly levels of human activity, both on land and out in sea. The sea is usually where they are most threatened from environmental issues because there are things like oil spills.

The White Pionus is a relatively small and common domestically kept bird. In the wild its range extends from Mexico south to Panama, and can be found in a variety of habitats. The White-capped Pionus feeds in flocks comprised of 30 to 50 individuals, sometimes wandering beyond the breeding range after nesting is finished.

The puffin is a bird that is found near seas and coastal regions. It is black, white, and grey with feathers. It is 11in.-12.6in. and its wingspan is 18.5in.- 24.8in. The puffin weighs up to 13oz-17oz and can speed up to 55mph. The puffin is a carnivore and its main prey are sandeel, herring, and sprat. It’s main predators however are gulls, skuas, and foxes.

Puffins are found inhabiting the sea and coastal regions of the Northern Hemisphere most commonly in the Atlantic, Pacific and in parts of the Arctic Circle. The exact location of the Puffin is largely dependant on the species with the the Atlantic Puffin inhabiting coastlines throughout the North Atlantic Ocean, from Denmark in the east to Canada in the west, and from north Norway all the way down to the Canary Islands and Spain in the south but not in the north Pacific. The Tufted Puffin and the Horned Puffin however, are absent from the north Atlantic and instead can be found in large colonies in the northern Pacific Ocean from the west coast of Canada to Japan and possibly even Korea, although their status there is not known. Despite the

The Puffin can grow to 11in to 12.6in and weighs 13oz to 17oz. The Puffin can run 55mph.