Snow+Petrel

 http://www.csiro.au/science/ps31c.htmlhttp://www.coolantarcta.com/http://www.coolantarcta.com/http://www.gdargaud.net/Antarctica/Birds.htmlhttp://www.aad.gov.au/default.asp?casid=1609 http://www.coolantarcta.com/ Animal: Animal Group: Description of animal group ||  The Snow Petrel Birds Birds are vertebrates with feathers and wings. Most can fly, like the Snow Petrel. || Observation Describe your animal (Colour, size, body parts) || The all white **snow petrel** is about the size of a pigeon. They are white birds that look like pieces of ice that have come to life.
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All Petels are graceful flyers and this one is very small. The Snow Petrel is argubly the most beautiful bird on Earth. It has a pure white body and has black eyes and beak. It is 40cm [about 16 inches] in wingspan and about 200 to 300 grams. The birds talons are black too. || Describe how your animal behaves (moves, flies, runs) || The snow petrel is a bird that can fly. It migrates to breed every September and can fly large distances to breed. The animal flies in ice areas most of the time. It is rare to see them in flight, || Where do they live || Snow petrels are nearly entirely restricted to antarctic waters and are associated with pack ice, icebergs and ice floes. Flocks are characteristically seen sitting on icebergs.These beautiful birds forage in the pack ice and breed on the islands and rocky ice-free areas of the Antarctic continent. Sea ice conditions, which are likely to be affected by climate change, influence their survival. || What it eats How it eats || They take their food on the wing in tern-style, but they will also forage for larger plankton animals from edges of older pack-ice. Snow petrels are more or less indifferent to ships. The snow Petrel feeds mostly on fish and krill. || How does it have babies? How does it care for its babies? How long do they live? || The snow petrels choose very perculiar places to nest. You might think being surrounded by snow might make you feel cold, but in fact it is the exact opposite for snow petrels. At september the petrels gather on the ice. When they have mated the petrels hide in the rocks until eggs are layed in November. From that time the parents mind them. In January they hatch and their par ents mind them until they can take care of themselves. The snow Petrel can live to 20 years old. The snow petrel defends itself by regurgitating an orange oil that stinks of fish and is hard to clean off. Snow petrel nests are usually well hidden, surrounded by snow and an oily spit which accumulates at the top of the nest site and helps to scare predators. || **What does it do during the day or night? || The snow petrel is rare for a bird and hard to find. They are nocturnal and do most things at night. Mostly it spends time minding its young and eating. They are very friendly. They do not scare other birds while passing by their nest in the evening. The couples stay together all year round. || How has it changed during time in Antarctica? ||< They have adapted to the cold. Snow petrel nests are made in rocks, and they are warmer than the surrounding snow. The birds seal the nests off with snow which is glued in place with saliva. ||
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