World_of_Animals_Issue_46_2017
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The amazing world <strong>of</strong> animals<br />
A group <strong>of</strong> northern gannets nose dive to feed<br />
on a shoal <strong>of</strong> discarded fish just <strong>of</strong>f the coast <strong>of</strong><br />
Scotland’s Shetland Islands<br />
Northern gannets are special high-speed divers, able to locate their prey<br />
from up to 45 metres (147.6 feet) in the sky. They hit the water like an<br />
arrow, with their bodies completely rigid and wings tucked back. They<br />
are opportunists, too, regularly following fishing trawlers in the hope <strong>of</strong><br />
snatching some tasty scraps.<br />
© NaturePL/The Big Picture<br />
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