Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Blue footed Boobies!





By far my favorite bird species that I know exists is the Blue Footed Booby (Sula nebouxii). This species has blue feet, lives primarily around the Galapagos Islands and has one of the craziest bird dance ever. From a biological perspective it is an example of pre-zygotic isolation which basically means it prevents other viable species from mating with these species thereby keeping this species alive. The booby dance is famed all around the world. Most importantly to this course however is the fact that they live off ocean fish and squid. They usually feed close to the coastline and can feed in groups that contain more than 1000 individuals. There is plenty of videos showing this feeding frenzy and it is an amazing site indeed. I just don't know how to post footage from youtube. they are really great birds and worth the research time.
here a nice link to more information about the bird.


1 comment:

CBEMN said...

and admit it...the name makes one snicker.