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Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.
Gannet
Gannet
Nesting gannets (Morus serrator) at the Cape Kidnappers colony in New Zealand
Nesting gannets (Morus serrator) at the Cape Kidnappers colony in New Zealand
A northern gannet in Bonaventure Island's colony
A northern gannet in Bonaventure Island's colony
Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
Gannet, Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire
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Seabirds are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behaviour and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same environmental problems and feeding niches have resulted in similar adaptations. The first seabirds evolved in the Cretaceous period, and modern seabird families emerged in the Paleogene.
The sooty tern is highly aerial and marine and spends months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.
The sooty tern is highly aerial and marine and spends months flying at sea, returning to land only for breeding.
The Cretaceous seabird Hesperornis
The Cretaceous seabird Hesperornis
Cormorants, like this double-crested cormorant, have plumage that is partly wettable. This functional adaptation balances the competing requirement fo
Cormorants, like this double-crested cormorant, have plumage that is partly wettable. This functional adaptation balances the competing requirement for thermoregulation against that of the need to reduce buoyancy.
Wilson's storm petrels pattering on the water's surface
Wilson's storm petrels pattering on the water's surface