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Why Didn’t The Murre Get A Speeding Ticket?

Fact: At about 3 weeks old and still unable to fly murre chicks jump from their nests and make their way to the sea. By making vocal calls the chick is reunited with a parent (usually the father) and they spend the next 3-4 weeks together on the water where the chick learns to fly and the adult teaches it to catch fish.

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