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ATLANTIC PUFFIN
Some people used to think puf-
fins were part fish and part bird.
TRUE. That’s because these birds are
excellent swimmers and divers that
spend most of the year far out at sea.
Watching puffins land, you
might think, “What a klutz!”
FALSE. Though they spend most of their
lives at sea, these birds are skilled at
coming in for a landing on solid ground.
Once a puffin catches a fish, it must
eat it before catching another.
FALSE. A spine-covered tongue and
roof of its mouth secure fish as the puffin
continues hunting for more.
A flying puffin’s wings move so
fast they’re just a blur.
TRUE. The wings flap up to 400 times a
minute (or almost seven times a second).
Atlantic puffins are rare.
False. There are some 12 to 15 million
of them.
LEKSELE / SHUTTERSTOCK LIBRARY
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