Saturday, June 6, 2020

SE Alaska on the Delphinus




Baleen Whales have two blowholes 




Toothed whales like porpoises and dolphins like this Orca have only a single blowhole




Sea Otter





Red-necked Phalaropes





Rhinoceros Auklet





This auklet is actually a puffin and is the only living species in its genus.





Fork-tailed Storm-Petrel






They store oil in their stomach.  They regurgitate the oil onto predators, and sometimes on each other during squabbles over nest sites.





One other use for this oil is to feed their chicks.







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