1. Puffins Madison

2. Description Type of auk Type of auk Also called sea parrots Also called sea parrots 16 in. long 16 in. long Special feathers Special feathers Babies look different Babies look different Has three eye lids Has three eye lids

3. Behavior Uses feet to steer Uses feet to steer Flies 55 miles Flies 55 miles Dives 200 feet Dives 200 feet Flaps wings 400 time a minute Flaps wings 400 time a minute Uses wings as pedals Uses wings as pedals Stays under water 2 minutes Stays under water 2 minutes

4. Diet Sand eels Sand eels Herring Herring Sand lances Sand lances Capelins Capelins Can hold 12 fish in mouth Can hold 12 fish in mouth

5. Habitat Live in colonies Live in colonies Come to land in May and August Come to land in May and August Some live in different oceans Some live in different oceans Come to land for nesting season Come to land for nesting season

6. Predator/Prey Some are poisonous Some are poisonous If animals eat them they will die If animals eat them they will die

7. Life cycle Sexually mature at 4 - 5 Sexually mature at 4 - 5 Lives up to 25 years Lives up to 25 years

8. The End The End