Blue-Footed Booby
Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Galapagos Islands' blue-footed booby.
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Miranda Krestovnikoff presents the Galapagos Islands blue-footed booby. Far off the Ecuador coastline the Galapagos Archipelago is home to a strange courtship dance and display of the male blue-footed booby and his large bright blue webbed feet. The intensity of the male's blue feet is viewed by the female as a sign of fitness and so he holds them up for inspection as he struts in front of her. She joins in, shadowing his actions. As the pair raise and lower their feet with exaggerated slow movements, they point their bills sky-wards while spreading their wings, raising their tails and calling.
Producer : Andrew Dawes
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Blue footed booby
Duration: 00:14
Blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii)
Webpage image courtesy of Christophe Courteau / naturepl.com.
漏 Christophe Courteau / naturepl.com.
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