Atlantic puffins spend most of their lives at sea—either flying over the surf as they migrate and search for fishing spots, or diving into the water to gobble up fish. But in spring and summer they come ashore to nest, meet up with their mates, and with any luck, raise a chick or two. Puffins can dig their own burrows, as they prefer to build nests underground atop seaside cliffs. But if there are rabbit warrens around, the puffins have no problem moving into empty burrows. They’re not even above kicking a rabbit out to take over.
The puffin-rabbit connection
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Oktoberfest begins
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Guilin and Lijiang River National Park, China
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It’s Endangered Species Day
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Swimming with the sea cows
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Merry Christmas!
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Summer huts in winter
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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The lights of Paris
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Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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The Spirit of Harlem by Louis Delsarte
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Happy Father s Day
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Thomas Jefferson Memorial, Washington, DC
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Monarch butterflies in Angangueo, Mexico
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Mount Rainier National Park
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A dreamy start to the Year of the Pig
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Languid life on the Lakes
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Happy Presidents Day
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Black History Month