BLUE-FOOTED BOOBY

These marine birds are sure to catch your eye if you ever visit the Galapagos Island. They can look little bit clumsy and comical in appearance but they are excellent in flying and swimming. The birds have funny and complicated meeting ritual to attract the female birds male birds perform some amazing dance by  the elements of tapping their feet  and sky pointing raising their wings up into the air and if a female is impressed enough she will make up to the male and touch his wings and join the dance. The bird’s blue feet have actual sign, which come from different explanation as it comes from the bird’s fish diet and indicates their healthy immune system!

The natural breeding habitats of the blue- footed booby are the tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean. The female bird’s are slightly larger than the male and can measure up to 90 cm (35 in) long with a wingspan of up to 1.5 m (5 ft.).

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