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1. North Atlantic Puffins

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   Diet and Foraging Behavior
   North Atlantic Puffins are pursuit divers, utilizing their wings for propulsion underwater. Their primary diet consists of small, schooling fish such as sand eels (Ammodytes spp.) and capelin (Mallotus villosus).
   A remarkable aspect of their foraging is the specialized structure of the tongue and palate papillae, which allows them to grip multiple fi…

2. North Atlantic Puffins

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   Puffins form long-term pair bonds, typically returning to the same burrow site annually. Nests are excavated in grassy slopes or utilize natural crevices in rock faces. A single, pale blue egg is laid per season.
   Incubation lasts approximately 40 days, shared between both parents. The chick, known as a puffling, develops rapidly, fledging after about 45–…