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Frigatebirds' Kleptoparasitism

Frigatebirds' Kleptoparasitism

FromBirdNote Daily


Frigatebirds' Kleptoparasitism

FromBirdNote Daily

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Length:
2 minutes
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

In the warmer regions of the world’s oceans, large seabirds called boobies plunge headfirst into the water, snatching up fish. But as a booby flies up from the waves with a fish now in its gullet, there may be another big seabird — a frigatebird — with its eye on the booby’s fresh catch. Now begins one of nature’s great chase scenes. Fortunately for boobies, frigatebirds don’t steal all their meals. Most of the time, they hunt their own seafood — perhaps a squid snapped from the ocean surface or a flying fish as it skims across the waves.More info and transcript at BirdNote.org. Want more BirdNote? Subscribe to our weekly newsletter. Sign up for BirdNote+ to get ad-free listening and other perks. BirdNote is a nonprofit. Your tax-deductible gift makes these shows possible.
Released:
Jan 5, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

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