Boobies

This blog will give you facts about the following animals.

Blue footed Boobies

Sometimes babies feed in the group. Usually they fly far out to sea looking for their prey Anchovies.  During the mating during season the males show off, strutting around with their fancy blue feet. Females tend to choose the males with the bluest feet to be their mate. Parents look after their chicks, protecting and feeding them. At the age of two months young boobies can survive on their own.

Communication

Boobies make loud whistling noises,  grunts and shouts. The males are known  to shake their heads and a whistle to a female passing by which is communicating. Mates can recognise each other from that call.

 Seals and sea lions

People have always thought that seals have involved from bears or otters. Seals spend a lot of time in the water but they breed and feed the pups on shore.