Puffin FactsPuffin Facts

Facts about PuffinsFacts about Puffins

What Puffins Are?What Puffins Are?

Puffins are a mix of a Puffins are a mix of a penguin and a parrot.penguin and a parrot.

They are a chunky, They are a chunky, colorful, and there colorful, and there body color looks like body color looks like they are wearing a they are wearing a tuxedo.tuxedo.

They are the cousin They are the cousin of the penguin.of the penguin.

Where Do Puffins Live?Where Do Puffins Live?

The Atlantic PuffinThe Atlantic Puffin is is a rather small sea a rather small sea bird that spends most bird that spends most of its time at sea in of its time at sea in the North Atlantic the North Atlantic Ocean. Ocean.

What Do Puffin Eat?What Do Puffin Eat?

Puffins eat salmon, minnows, and zooplankton. Did you know puffins can hold up to 30 small fish in its mouth? Puffins get their food in groups.

Enemies Enemies

Did you know that if an Did you know that if an auk gets too close the auk gets too close the male puffin will attack to male puffin will attack to protect its family? Also protect its family? Also the black - bucked eats the black - bucked eats puffins. Did you know puffins. Did you know people in Iceland eat people in Iceland eat puffins for a meal? Also puffins for a meal? Also the feathers are sold in the feathers are sold in England when put on England when put on hats! hats!

Life Cycle Life Cycle

The male puffin builds a The male puffin builds a nest for the female puffin nest for the female puffin to lay 1 to 5 white to lay 1 to 5 white speckled eggs . Puffins speckled eggs . Puffins always guard their baby always guard their baby puffins or their baby puffin puffins or their baby puffin eggs from danger. Did eggs from danger. Did you know that it takes 40 you know that it takes 40 to 43 days for a puffin to 43 days for a puffin egg to hatch? Also the egg to hatch? Also the baby puffin resembles a baby puffin resembles a rabbit with no ears! rabbit with no ears!

ResourcesResources

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