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Specimen information:

Catalog number: MZB 2002-0823
Scientific name : Morus bassanus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common name: Northern Gannet
Element: pelvis
Location: Perelló, el
Collecting date: 05/07/2002
Acquisition source: CRFS Canal Vell
Acquisition Date: 24/10/2002
Biometrics - pelvis: Width 122mm X Depth 49.4mm

Information about the species:

Chordata ,Vertebrata ,Aves ,Pelecaniformes ,Sulidae ,Morus ,Morus bassanus

Description:

The Northern Gannet is found in the northern Atlantic and the Mediterranean. It is well adapted to its diet, with a long, sturdy pointed bill whose tip is curved slightly downwards to enable it to grasp its slippery prey in flight. Its long robust sternum protects it from the impact of the water when it dives. It hunts by diving steeply down on the fish it detects in flight from a number of metres above the water's surface. Its main prey includes herrings, mackerel, sardines and cod.