This week's Fun Fact Friday question was submitted by T.H. of Tukwila, Washington. "Please, Geo, can you explain how there never seems to be a shortage of seagulls?" To answer this question, I had to read between the lines. Which I am perfectly capable of doing, thanks to my exclusive enhanced seagull analytic powers. Seems to me T.H. is asking me to explain about the birds and the bees. Except we can leave the bees out of this story.
The same story is repeated year after year, starring the same pair of seagulls. We gulls, you see, are mainly monogamous, and couples tend to stay together through thick and thin, as Mrs. Seagull and I have done. In fact, seagulls who stray from their mate or file for divorce are often ostracized within their colony. They become the object of incessant squawking. Squakracized, you might say. Let's just say we seagulls came up with a successful formula a long time ago, and we've been perfecting it for something like thirty million years. We're not going away any time soon. Sources for this edition of Fun Fact Friday include... animalwhoop.com allaboutbirds.org rspb.org.uk To submit your potential Fun Fact Friday question for Geo, just click the Comments link in the top right corner of this post. Be sure to say "please" if you really want Geo to answer your question.
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I'm the distinguished Park Host on South Jetty Beach at Bandon, Oregon, USA. I'm a firm believer in First Principles: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Your Lunch. Archives
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