Along with their streamlined bodies and powerful neck muscles, gannets have a special adaptation that allows them to break the surface tension of the water without injury - air sacs located under the skin of the face and chest cushion them from the i
They hunt their prey by diving from as high as 40m (130ft), slamming into the water at speeds of up to 100kph (62mph) and plunge themsleves up to 35m (115ft) below the surface, allowing them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne seabirds.
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Along with their streamlined bodies and powerful neck muscles, gannets have a special adaptation that allows them to break the surface tension of the water without injury - air sacs located under the skin of the face and chest cushion them from the i
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They hunt their prey by diving from as high as 40m (130ft), slamming into the water at speeds of up to 100kph (62mph) and plunge themsleves up to 35m (115ft) below the surface, allowing them to catch fish much deeper than most airborne seabirds. Alo