Difference between revisions of "Blue-footed booby"
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− | | rowspan=7 | | + | | rowspan=7 | The Blue-footed Booby is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting one and then the other up, while strutting before the female. Both males and females prefer mates with brighter feet and adjust their parental investment based on the attractiveness of their mate. |
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<br />For more information, visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby Wikipedia entry]. | <br />For more information, visit the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-footed_Booby Wikipedia entry]. | ||
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+ | File:Bandaï Blue-footed Booby 1.jpg|[[Bandaï Blue-footed Booby]] | ||
+ | File:Furuta Chocoegg 6 Blue-footed Booby 2.jpg|[[Furuta Chocoegg 6 Blue-footed Booby]] | ||
File:Playmobil Blue Footed Booby.jpg|[[Playmobil Blue Footed Booby]] | File:Playmobil Blue Footed Booby.jpg|[[Playmobil Blue Footed Booby]] | ||
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+ | File:Safari681704bluefootedbooby.JPG |[[Safari 681704 Blue Footed Booby ]] | ||
+ | File:Safari100308Bluefoot.JPG |[[Safari Toob 100308 Blue-footed booby ]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:09, 6 February 2020
phylum | Chordata | The Blue-footed Booby is easily recognizable by its distinctive bright blue feet, which is a sexually selected trait. Males display their feet in an elaborate mating ritual by lifting one and then the other up, while strutting before the female. Both males and females prefer mates with brighter feet and adjust their parental investment based on the attractiveness of their mate.
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clade | Diapsida | |
Class | Aves | |
order | Suliformes | |
family | Sulidae | |
genus | Sula | |
species | S. nebouxii |