Gannet File

: Both parents take turns incubating their single egg and feeding the chick. Cultural and Modern Significance

Gannets are highly social birds that nest in massive, noisy colonies known as gannetries. These colonies, such as the one on Bass Rock in Scotland, can house over 150,000 birds at their peak. Within these crowded cities of feathers, gannets maintain remarkably stable family lives: gannet

: Special air sacs under the skin of their face and chest act as cushions, absorbing the shock of the water. : Both parents take turns incubating their single