2007-02-02 07:26:53 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Seagulls will harass other birds returning to their nests with food causing the birds to drop or regurgitate the food so the gull can grab it in flight. They do this with auks, particularly puffins, in the northern hemisphere.
I am familiar with southern hemisphere seals and have experience with most of them. I have never seen gulls behaving in this way. If any birds were to do it I would expect the skuas to be doing it but I haven't seen them doing it either.
2007-02-02 08:11:48 · answer #1 · answered by tentofield 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The term "seagull" has no taxonomic meaning. Furthermore, no species of Gull does what you are describing...
On a TV program of possible future fauna of planet earth they created a hypothetical seal which threw up as part of a defense mechanism to avoid predation but in reality no such seal exists currently.
2007-02-02 15:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know either, but I have heard if you put bircarbonate of soda in bread and feed it to seagulls they will explode!! Children, Do Not try this at home and if you do and it works, DON'T blame me!!!
2007-02-03 16:22:36 · answer #3 · answered by maria bartoninfrance 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds fishy to me
2007-02-02 15:33:05 · answer #4 · answered by spiegy2000 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It sounds possible.Animals do very interesting things.
2007-02-02 15:32:42 · answer #5 · answered by zaggittier 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
what a load of ------
2007-02-02 15:34:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋