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To escape a hurricane, seabirds fly right into its center
(ORDO NEWS) — Over the open sea, a meeting with a hurricane is a difficult test, which can end with the fact that the seabird is picked up by the wind and thrown far on land. To avoid this, the variegated petrels do not try to escape from the approaching whirlwind, but fly straight into the “eye of the storm”. A hundred years ago, Maxim Gorky in “The Song of…
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Fish-eating seabirds drop anchovies on San Francisco
(ORDO NEWS) — The “fish showers” of anchovies that amaze San Francisco residents are caused by gorged seabirds. This conclusion was made by scientists from the University of California Davis. According to Adam Ratner, deputy head of conservation education at the Sausalito Center for Marine Mammals, a phenomenon called upwelling has led to a significant increase in the number of anchovies in the ocean. It occurs when cold, fish-rich water…