Seagull
Common Name: Gull
Description: Shape and size- Ranges from sizes small to large, 11 inches to 27 inches. They are between 15-30cm in height.
Skeleton - Endoskeleton
Symmetry - Bilateral
Features
- Typically have larger gulls, long pink legs and medium or small
Seagulls have black or red legs. Their necks are slender and their heads
are rounded.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Class: Aves
Order: Charadriformes
Family: Laridae
Genus: Larus
Species: Larus occidentalis
Ecology: Relationships to other organisms- Seagulls have a predator-prey relationship with crabs.
Special
Features- Seagulls have a unique pair of glands above their eyes that
allow them to drink freshwater and saltwater. Most animals are not able
to do this. Seagulls are also very clever because they can learn,
remember and even pass on behaviors. For example, they stamp their feet
to imitate rainfall to trick earthworms to come to the surface.
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