therealheinzer
Hi everyone!
Let me present you the Toomal Puffin! Puffins belong to the family of auks of which at least one subspecies (The Great Auk) sadly but true has already gone extinct.
Although puffins are not classed as an endangered species, populations in some places are in decline. The main threats are overfishing, which can lead to a shortage of food for puffins, and pollution – particularly oil spills. Not only does the oil make these beautiful birds sick, it destroys their waterproof feathers, essential for their survival.
Some more interessting facts about Puffins:
- A Puffins beak changes color during the year.
- Puffins spend most of their lives out at sea.
- Puffins mate for life.
- The puffin is a poor flier and an excellent swimmer.
- The life expectancy of puffins is around 20 years.
- Puffins can dive down 60m under water.
I came along this sweet poem from Florence Page Jaques about a Puffin, which I instantly fell in love with:
Oh, there once was a Puffin
just the shape of a muffin
And he lived on an island in the bright blue sea!
He ate little fishes
that were most delicious,
And he had them for supper And he had them for tea
But this poor little Puffin,
he couldn’t play nothin’
For he hadn’t anybody to play with at all.
So he sat on his island and he cried for a while,
and he felt very lonely, and he felt very small.
Then along came the fishes,
And they said, “If you wishes,
You can have us for playmates,
Instead of for tea!”
So they now play together,
In all sorts of weather,
And the Puffin eats pancakes,
Like you and like me.
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