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A rookery is a colony breeding rooks, and more broadly a colony of several types of breeding animals, generally gregarious [1] birds. [ 2 ] Coming from the nesting habits of rooks, the term is used for corvids and the breeding grounds [ 3 ] of colony-forming seabirds , marine mammals ( true seals or sea lions ), and even some turtles .
Nesting colonies are very common among seabirds on cliffs and islands. Nearly 95% of seabirds are colonial, [3] leading to the usage, seabird colony, sometimes called a rookery. Many species of terns nest in colonies on the ground. Herons, egrets, storks, and other large waterfowl also nest communally in what are called heronries.
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Cleeve Heronry (grid reference), in a woodland near the village of Cleeve in North Somerset, UK.; Hilgay Heronry (grid reference) is in Norfolk.It is situated in a small copse on the edge of The Fens in the UK.
Hawaiian monk seals grow to be 6-7 feet long, weigh 400-600 pounds, and can live more than 30 years. Males and females are generally the same size — the only way to tell them apart is to look at ...
Many kinds of birds are known to congregate in groups of varying size; a congregation of nesting birds is called a breeding colony. A group of birds congregating for rest is called a communal roost. Approximately 13% of all bird species nest colonially. [110] Nesting colonies are very common among seabirds on cliffs and islands. Nearly 95% of ...
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Nathan Gage Ingram, a Navy SEAL from North Texas, died while boarding a ship in U.S. operations against Houthi militants.