Lack of breeding threatens blue-footed boobies' survival

Monday, April 21, 2014 - 12:01 in Biology & Nature

Blue-footed Boobies are on the decline in the Galápagos. A new study appearing in the journal Avian Conservation and Ecology indicates numbers of the iconic birds, known for their bright blue feet and propensity to burst into dance to attract mates, have fallen more than 50 percent in less than 20 years.

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