gannet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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fou de Bassan
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In 1959, 45,000 pairs of gannets were counted on the island and the two stacks.
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Gannet pairs may remain together over several seasons.
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The consequence of this is that northern gannets need to warm up before they begin flying.
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The more marine species, such as petrels, auks and gannets, are more restricted in their habits, but are occasionally seen inland as vagrants.
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This increase in numbers could also be due to northern gannets benefiting from the growing activities of deep sea fishing.
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It robs gulls, terns and even gannets of their catches.
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In the case of the larger fish species northern gannets will only eat the young fish.
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The island houses many different birds such as terns and gannets, and many wild flowers.
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When a dive is successful, gannets swallow the fish underwater before surfacing, and never fly with the fish in their bill.
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It is a migratory bird sanctuary for the northern gannet, and has over 110,000 nesting birds, the second largest in the world.
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