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a rhinoceros auklet with dark grey feathers and a white spike on its bill floats in the water
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The Forgotten Puffin

The Rhinoceros Auklet is the fourth, and often forgotten, puffin. It is very...
a horned puffin sits among the rocks with its feet tucked under its belly
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The Horned Puffin

The Horned Puffin (Fratercula corniculata) is named for the black spike that...
a side view of a tufted puffin sitting in tall, flowering grass
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Nesting Tufted Puffin

A Tufted Puffin sits by its nest in Alaska. ...
a graphic depicting the four species of puffins
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What do the Puffins Look Like?

Did you know there are four different species of puffins? These dapper birds all...
a graphic depicting the four species of puffins
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Know Your Puffins

While penguins reign as the most dapper black and white marine birds in the...
April 2022
two albatross birds with trackers on their backs
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Albatross with Tracker

A Laysan albatross fitted with a GPS tracking device. ...
an elephant seal with a tracker
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Citizens of the High Seas

In a world where land is partitioned into countries with defined borders, the ocean...
August 2019
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How Big Do Penguins Get?

The largest of the penguins, the emperor, stands at just over four feet while the...
an illustration of two surf ducks
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Surf Duck

“The Surf Duck is a powerful swimmer and an expert diver. It is frequently...
an illustration of a roseate spoonbill
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Roseate Spoonbill

“They all stalk about with graceful steps along the margin of the muddy pool, or...
an illustration of a white pelican
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American White Pelican

“And now the Pelicans, aware of the faculties of their scaly prey, at once spread...
a blue heron illustration
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Blue Heron

“You may see this graceful Heron, quietly and in silence walking along the...

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