Puffins

One of the most beloved seabirds, puffins charm with their looks. Learn about their amazing adaptations for life at sea and some of the threats to their future. Includes information about all three species: Atlantic, Horned and Tufted Puffins.

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Discover the remarkable lives and adaptations of these brightly-colored seabirds of northern oceans. Though sometimes mistaken for penguins, and mis-named as “sea parrots,” puffins belong to the auk family–a large group of diving seabirds. Most books about puffins focus on the Atlantic puffin, but in this book, you also learn about the two other species, the Horned Puffin and Tufted Puffin, which live in the Pacific Ocean. Find out how these birds survive out at sea, far from the sight of land. Discover their interesting courtship and surprising nesting habits. You’ll be enchanted and amazed as you read about the curious lives of these unusual birds. Learn why the future of these remarkable birds is quite uncertain, though they live mainly in areas far from human activities.