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SEAGULLS (cont’d) • Seagulls have been seen stamping their feet in unison to imitate rainfall to trick earthworms to come to the surface.
• Gulls are able to drink both fresh and salt water. Most animals are unable to do this, but gulls have a pair of glands above their eyes designed to flush the salt from their systems through openings in the bill. This makes it possible for them to spend days at sea without returning to land for fresh water. Given a choice, seagulls prefer fresh water over salt water because processing the salt is an energy-intensive process. • Adults of many gull species have prominent spots on their bill that serve as visual cues to youngsters. In order to induce adults to regurgitate food, nestlings peck this spot. • They have a small claw halfway up their lower leg that makes it easy for them to sit on high ledges without getting blown off. • Gulls nearly went extinct on the East Coast when they were hunted for their feathers. • Many species of gulls are ‘klepto-parisitic’ meaning that they steal their food from other birds to feed themselves, often using simple intimidation tactics which cause other birds to abandon their meal. • Seagulls have excellent vision, even better than human’s. They are one of the few birds with eyes that can move in their sockets. • Gulls often drop clams or other hard-shelled mollusks onto hard rock surfaces to break them open. Researchers found that gulls instinctively know the exact height required to drop a clam so it breaks open. Otherwise, they are wasting energy. • The most common seagull species is the ring-billed gull, one of the most abundant species across North America. The population is estimated at 3-4 million. (more on next page) • In a gull colony, when one gull sounds the alarm, the entire flock will take to the safety of the skies. However, some gulls are more skittish than others and frequently sound the alarm when it’s not necessary. Observers report that the alarm calls of the jitteriest gulls are routinely ignored by the rest of the colony, just like the boy who cried wolf. • One ornithologist noted that gulls can be cannibalistic at times, feeding not only on the young of other species of gull, but also occasionally eating their own offspring. The researcher further noted that cannibalism inevitably increased every single Sunday. Why? Because one of their main food sources came from following fishing trawlers on the ocean. None of the trawlers went out on Sundays because they were all at church. • A scientist who was capturing and banding gulls was frequently bombarded by angry mobs of the birds who resented the intrusion. Other people could walk through the colony without arousing any attention from the birds, but whenever he set foot near them, they would gang up on him. He tried disguising himself by wearing different clothing and wigs, but they always recognized him. Finally he donned a mask, and the problem was solved. He concluded they recognized him by his facial features. • Almost half of the bird/plane collisions in the U.S. are due to gulls. Eisenhower was aboard Air Force One when it lost an engine due to a gull being sucked into the engine. • Orca whales at the Vancouver Aquarium learned that they could train seagulls to come take bits of fish out of their mouths. • Seagulls in Cambridge, Maryland, habitually bombed cars with oyster shells after a parking lot was built over their nesting ground.
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6. You never have to wait for a dog; they're ready to go, instantly, 24 hours a day. 7. Dogs find you interesting when you're mad. 8. Dogs like to go hunting and fishing. 9. Dogs won't wake you up at night to ask: "If I died, would you get another dog?" 10. If a dog has babies, you can put an ad in the paper and sell them.
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11. When you drop a silent one, they enjoy the aroma and don't run around frantically with room spray.
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12. Dogs will let you put a studded collar on, without calling you a pervert. 13. If a dog smells another dog on you, it won't kick you; it just finds it interesting. And last, but notleast:
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16. If a dog runs off and leaves you, it won't take half your stuff. To verify these statements: Lock your wife and your dog in the garage for an hour. Then open the door, and observe who's happy to see you!
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