Fratercula

It’s True!

• All of the four species of puffins live in the cold waters of the Arctic and subarctic, nesting in burrows and on sea cliffs.
• True sea birds, puffins are well adapted to life at sea, with waterproof feathers and the ability to drink saltwater.
• Parent puffins have been known to carry 62 small fish at a time, crosswise in their bills, back to their nesting chicks.
• Puffin chicks leave the nest to spend their next 2 - 3 years at sea, eventually returning to dry land to breed and nest.