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Skua seabirds eat vomit! / Miriam Coleman.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Coleman, Miriam. Disgusting animal dinners ; Publisher: New York : PowerKids Press, 2014Edition: First editionDescription: 24 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1477728821 (library)
  • 1477729690 (pbk.)
  • 9781477728826 (library)
  • 9781477729694 (pbk.)
Subject(s):
Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's NonFiction 598.338 C692 Available 33111007979046
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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.

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.

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