Marine Birds Essay

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1. Q what is a albatross? A Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiforme 2. Q Where do you usually spot this bird? A hey range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. 3. Q Where do they not show up? A hey are absent from the North Atlantic. 4. Q What bird has the largest wingspan? A The Great Albatrosses 5. Q What is one of the largest flying birds? A Albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds. 6. Q What do Albatross feed on? A They feed on squid, fish and krill by scavenging, surface seizing or diving. 7. Q Where do Albatross usually nest? A Albatrosses are colonial, nesting for the most part on remote oceanic islands, often with several species nesting together. 8. Q How long does a breeding season take? A A breeding season can take over a year from laying to fledging, with a single egg laid in each breeding attempt. 9. Q How many of these birds are threatened? A 19 are threatened with extinction. 10. Q How are the albatrosses threatened today? A by introduced species such as rats and feral cats that attack eggs, chicks and nesting adults. 11. Q What is a jaeger? A are a group of seabirds with about seven species forming the family Stercorariidae and the genus Stercorarius. 12. Q What do jaegers eat? A fish, offal, and carrion. 13. Q where do jaegers breed? A This species breeds in the north of Eurasia and North America 14. Q where does this bird nest? A It nests on dry tundra, higher fells and islands 15. Q How many eggs do they usually lay? A four olive-brown eggs 16. Q can this bird inflict damage on a human? A it cannot inflict serious damage, it is a frightening and painful experience. 17. Q What do these birds feed on? A

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