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Puffins. Madison. Description. Type of auk Also called sea parrots 16 in. long Special feathers Babies look different Has three eye lids. Behavior. Uses feet to steer Flies 55 miles Dives 200 feet Flaps wings 400 time a minute Uses wings as pedals Stays under water 2 minutes.
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Puffins Madison
Description • Type of auk • Also called sea parrots • 16 in. long • Special feathers • Babies look different • Has three eye lids
Behavior • Uses feet to steer • Flies 55 miles • Dives 200 feet • Flaps wings 400 time a minute • Uses wings as pedals • Stays under water 2 minutes
Diet • Sand eels • Herring • Sand lances • Capelins • Can hold 12 fish in mouth
Habitat • Live in colonies • Come to land in May and August • Some live in different oceans • Come to land for nesting season
Predator/Prey • Some are poisonous • If animals eat them they will die
Life cycle • Sexually mature at 4 - 5 • Lives up to 25 years