Re: Where do seagulls sleep at night??

Date: Wed Jul 18 12:56:43 2001
Posted By: Rob Campbell, Ph.D Candidate, Oceanography, University of British Columbia
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 994819636.Zo

Message:


Hi Alison:
I'm sorry about the delay in getting an answer to you - your answer has been 
forwarded to several MAD Scientists!  Seagulls sleep in lots of places,  it 
depends on where they are and what they're doing.  If they are maintaining nests 
and raising young they'll of course sleep in their nests.  If they are out at 
sea (I've observed seagulls several hundred miles offshore) they will sleep on 
the water,  and if they are over land they'll sleep on whatever surface they can 
find (one out of the way of potential predators of course!).

I hope that helps!
Rob Campbell, MAD Scientist

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