Skua seabirds eat vomit! /
Coleman, Miriam,
Skua seabirds eat vomit! / Miriam Coleman. - First edition. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Disgusting animal dinners . - Coleman, Miriam. Disgusting animal dinners .
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.
Meet the skuas -- Seven kinds of skua -- Where in the world are skuas? -- Bird bullies -- Disgusting skua facts! -- The skua diet -- Skuas and vomit -- Life cycle and migration -- Baby skuas -- A hard life.
"You may not believe it, but skuas are truly some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. Not only do these birds eat baby penguins and rotting flesh, but they harass other birds until they throw up in fear. Then they eat the vomit. Pretty disgusting! Skuas prefer to steal their meals from other birds, but they are not above attacking and killing animals if they have to. As bird bullies, skuas are big and powerful and can spend years at sea. Readers will be thrilled to learn more about these animals and their gross eating habits"--Provided by the publisher.
1477728821 (library) 1477729690 (pbk.) 9781477728826 (library) 9781477729694 (pbk.)
2013022331
Skuas--Juvenile literature.
Skuas--Behavior--Juvenile literature.
Skua seabirds eat vomit! / Miriam Coleman. - First edition. - 24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm - Disgusting animal dinners . - Coleman, Miriam. Disgusting animal dinners .
Includes bibliographical references (page 24) and index.
Meet the skuas -- Seven kinds of skua -- Where in the world are skuas? -- Bird bullies -- Disgusting skua facts! -- The skua diet -- Skuas and vomit -- Life cycle and migration -- Baby skuas -- A hard life.
"You may not believe it, but skuas are truly some of the most disgusting creatures on the planet. Not only do these birds eat baby penguins and rotting flesh, but they harass other birds until they throw up in fear. Then they eat the vomit. Pretty disgusting! Skuas prefer to steal their meals from other birds, but they are not above attacking and killing animals if they have to. As bird bullies, skuas are big and powerful and can spend years at sea. Readers will be thrilled to learn more about these animals and their gross eating habits"--Provided by the publisher.
1477728821 (library) 1477729690 (pbk.) 9781477728826 (library) 9781477729694 (pbk.)
2013022331
Skuas--Juvenile literature.
Skuas--Behavior--Juvenile literature.