Seagull Facts: FACTS about GULLS | Animal Fact Files

There are somewhere around 50 living seagull species. These birds are also known as gulls - which common name do you use for them? Seagulls are considered annoying pests by some people, but around here we love them! Learn more seagull facts, or gull facts, on this episode of Animal Fact Files!

Scientific Name: Family - Laridae
Range: Cosmopolitan
Habitat: Ocean shores, lakes, ponds, parking lots, and trash heaps
Size: 2-5 feet (60.96cm-1.524m) wingspan
Diet: Crustaceans, eggs, worms, fish, rodents, reptiles, seed, fruits, and dead bodies
Threats: Sharks, hawks, eagles, foxes, weasels, and dolphins
Life span: Five to fifteen years

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"World of Tomorrow" is a short film by Don Hertzfeltd (it's where the "dead bodies" line comes from).

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Images and Video:
alex lang - https://www.flickr.com/photos/langalex/5243172835
Tilemahos Efthimiadis - https://www.flickr.com/photos/telemax/5840367154
Sandy Brown Jensen - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sandybrownjensen/12230514385
Chris Lexow - https://www.flickr.com/photos/clexow/3809599547
cuatrok77 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok77/8735991365
Eugene Kim - https://www.flickr.com/photos/eekim/6341673688
Walter - https://www.flickr.com/photos/walterpro/6773451734
Bob Peterson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pondapple/15812403022
Timo Newton-Syms - https://www.flickr.com/photos/timo_w2s/34223099374
S Kaiser - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksr8s/3910545492
Caleb Putnam - https://www.flickr.com/photos/ksr8s/3910545492
osseous - https://www.flickr.com/photos/osseous/10882914634
Justin Henry - https://www.flickr.com/photos/zappowbang/2602231257
Paul Hurtado - https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/15228254371; https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/15077227817; https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/15792451157; https://www.flickr.com/photos/pauljhurtado/15631332463
Greg Schechter - https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregthebusker/6978471303
Blondinrikard Fröberg - https://www.flickr.com/photos/blondinrikard/8686705780
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Southeast Region - https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/4824921358
Aaron Talt - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aarontait/2433374615
bertknot - https://www.flickr.com/photos/bertknot/8077223392
Stefan Berndtsson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/sbern/27212638534
Ken Billington - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Great_Black-backed_Gull_(Larus_marinus)_(8).jpg

Research Credits:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gull
https://www.britannica.com/animal/gull
http://www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gulls-and-terns-laridae
https://pickle.nine.com.au/2018/01/11/14/38/dolphin-tricking-trainers-rubbish-seagull-luring-twitter
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/447155-Larinae
https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/447155-Larinae
https://www.popsci.com/seagull-garbage-eating-plastic-litter
https://www.tvovermind.com/tv-news/heres-footage-gopro-seagull-stole
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-01-04/seagull-numbers-swell-because-of-modern-society/9303374
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5211403/Brave-seagull-comes-face-face-polar-bear.html
https://archive.org/stream/biostor-108683#page/n1/mode/2up
https://www.birds-of-north-america.net/gulls.html
https://seaworld.org/Animal-Info/Animal-Bytes/Birds/Gulls
https://ornithology.com/travel-guides/antarctica-birds/
https://www.reference.com/pets-animals/eats-seagulls-48e1dc79e68fd47
http://nativesymbols.info/seagull

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