Snow petrels can regurgitate their stomach oil as a defense against predation – http://ow.ly/2mO6b
Best
Alan
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Great stuff, thanks Liz, appreciated.
Alan
Totally OT but on St. Kilda off the north-west coast of Scotland the islanders used to put fulmar oil on the umbilical stump of new-born babies and use it as a muscle rub.. It was once thought that the high infant mortality rate of 50% was due to tetanus carried in the fulmar oil but was most likely due to the high prevalence of tetanus in the St. Kilda soil and poor hygiene. They also used the fulmar oil in their lamps. A fascinating place and an amazing history.
Plumage damage by Fulmar oil is a probable cause of some mortality in Sea Eagles and Peregrines.
See also http://www.newzealandecology.org/nzje/free_issues/ProNZES24_84.pdf Warham, J. (1977) The incidence, functions and ecological significance of petrel stomach oils. Proceedings Of The New Zealand Ecological Society, Vol. 24
Liz
Totally OT but on St. Kilda off the north-west coast of Scotland the islanders used to put fulmar oil on the umbilical stump of new-born babies and use it as a muscle rub.. It was once thought that the high infant mortality rate of 50% was due to tetanus carried in the fulmar oil but was most likely due to the high prevalence of tetanus in the St. Kilda soil and poor hygiene. They also used the fulmar oil in their lamps. A fascinating place and an amazing history.
Plumage damage by Fulmar oil is a probable cause of some mortality in Sea Eagles and Peregrines.
See also http://www.newzealandecology.org/nzje/free_issues/ProNZES24_84.pdf Warham, J. (1977) The incidence, functions and ecological significance of petrel stomach oils. Proceedings Of The New Zealand Ecological Society, Vol. 24
Liz
.. and Boobies can shoot from the rear! On Mornington Island I was raising a Masked Booby and it threatened an approaching dog with the head down, bill snapping threat. The dog paused and came on. this was repeated. Just as I raised my hand to throw something at the dog, the bird spun around, let fly and gave the black hound a white blaze. It was still howling when it went out of my hearing some 250 metres away. Regards, Alan
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