T here are some animals out there that are so cute you can mistake them for cartoon characters. This includes pretty much all ...

The birds spend most of their lives in the open ocean. Observing birds at sea is nearly impossible, so much about puffins remains a mystery. Ecologists like Erpur Snær Hansen, who leads a team at the ...

racing back from the water with beakfuls of fish, intent on avoiding gulls, skuas, and other aerial pirates. Unlike penguin colonies, often cramped, loud, and peckish, a puffin gathering is mostly ...

The first puffins of the year have been spotted in the Firth of Forth after spending the winter out in open seas. The ...

There, they hunt herring, hake, capelin, and sand eels, topping up their meals by drinking the salt water. Puffin parents can supply their young with fish more than 100 times a day. 3. Puffin ...

THE Scottish Seabird Centre spotted the first puffins of the year yesterday, off the island of Craigleith. The spot was once ...