海鳥可以在飛行時睡覺嗎？

Can seabirds sleep as they fly?

海鳥可以在飛行時睡覺嗎？

Wandering albatrosses are the biggest seabirds and spend months at sea. They are such good gliders that they even sleep as they fly. To feed, they sit on the surface of the water, where they catch creatures such as squid. An albatross has a wingspan of around 3 metres—about the length of a family car!

漂泊信天翁是最大的海鳥，通常會在海上流連數月之久。它們是非常棒的滑翔機，在飛行時甚至都可以睡覺。漂泊信天翁為了捕食浮在水面上，捕捉魷魚等生物。一隻信天翁的翼展開大約有3米——相當於一輛房車的距離！

Wandering albatross

漂泊信天翁

Think

想一想

Seabirds have webbed feet. Why do you think this is? Do you have webbed feet?

海鳥有腳蹼。你會這樣認為嗎？ 你有腳蹼嗎？

Do seabirds dig burrows?

海鳥會挖洞嗎？

Most seabirds make nests on cliffs. The puffin digs a burrow on the clifftop, like a rabbit. Sometimes, a puffin even takes over an empty rabbit hole. Here it Iays its egg. Both parents look after the chink when it hatches.

大多數海鳥在懸崖上築巢。海雀就像兔子一樣，在懸崖上挖洞。有時候，海雀甚至會「接管」一個空的兔子洞, 在裡面孵蛋。等到小鳥孵化出來，父母會一起照看它們。

Puffins

Dancing birds!

跳舞的鳥！

Boobies are a type of seabird that live in large groups. The males have bright red or blue feet. When they are looking for a mate, they dance in front of the female, trying to attract her with their colourful feet!

鰹（jiān）鳥是一種過集體生活的海鳥。雄性有著明亮的紅色或藍色的腳。當他們尋找伴侶時，就在雌鳥面前跳舞，試圖用他們五顏六色的腳吸引她！

Which bird dives for its dinner?

哪種小鳥跳水捕食？

The gannet dives headfirst into the ocean to catch fish in its beak. It dives at high-speed and hits the water hard. Luckily, the gannet is protected by cushions of air inside its head that absorb most of the shock.

塘鵝頭朝下跳入海中，用嘴捉魚。它高速地俯衝，狠狠拍向水面。由於它腦袋裡面氣體的緩衝，塘鵝可以化解絕大部分海水的衝擊，這真是幸運。

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