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Common Murre
Uria aalge
The Common Murre is a medium-sized seabird known for its striking black-and-white plumage and upright, penguin-like stance. It breeds in large, dense colonies on rocky cliffs along the coasts of the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans. Murres are remarkable divers, capable o…
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- The Common Murre holds the record for the deepest dive by an auk, reaching depths of over 180 meters (590 feet) in search of food.
- Common Murres lay their eggs directly on bare rock ledges, and the eggs are uniquely pear-shaped so they roll in a circle rather than off the edge. Chicks leave the nest before they can fly, leaping off cliffs to the sea below and are cared for by their fathers at sea.
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