“But hunger pangs drive it to swim and dive. Then it will learn what to do by watching other gannets.” Growing up will be hard and perilous. Less than half will see a third birthday. If ...

The Gannet has layers of fat and double eyelids to protect them from impact damage in their spectacular 60mph dive for fish. Whipsiderry Beach, Cornwall, UK Northern Gannets are one of the largest ...

It is quite likely that humans learnt to dive this way from watching aquatic ... Endemic to southern Africa, gannets have faced some tough challenges over the years, from dwindling fish stocks ...

Cape gannets, endemic to southern Africa, were on the decline, but intensive protection at Lambert’s Bay has led to a brilliant turnaround.

The Alderney Wildlife Trust said the sea bird colony is still recovering from the 2022 outbreak Zoe Ashdown's picture of gannets was highly-commended in The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards.

The corkscrew bubble-trail and fleeing sardines reveal the trajectory of the bird's 10-metre dive from 30 metres above the water off the coast of Port St ... Sharks, dolphins, whales, seabirds and, in ...