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Two blue-footed boobies standing on rock   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Garst, Warren, 1922-2016, photographer
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Two blue-footed boobies standing on rock
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35 mm slide; color. Scientific Classification: Kingdom: Animalia; Phylum: Chordata; Class: Aves; Order: Pelecaniformes; Family: Sulidae; Genus: Sula; Genus species: Sula nebouxii. Animal characteristics: Head-Body Length: 66 cm; Identification: The blue-footed booby has a pale, streaked head, a dark mantle with white patches on the nape and rump, white undersides, a dark tail, and bright blue legs and feet; Habitat: Open seas, coasts, islands; Diet: Carnivore: fish; Reproduction: One to three eggs are laid on the bare ground. Both parents alternate incubating the eggs for 46 days; Social Structure: Breeding takes place at different times of the year, but all boobies nest in large colonies; Behavior: Parents incubate their eggs by covering them with their webbed feet; Status: No special status; Interesting Facts: The bright blue feet are used in courtship displays.
Date 1973 July
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