Booby Profile
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Nazca boobies live in colonies on the Galapagos Islands.
Biting Booby
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A Nazca booby bites an unrelated chick. An October 2011 study finds that abused chicks are likely to grow up as abusers themselves.
Booby Colony
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Nazca boobies breed in giant colonies, and parents often leave their babies alone to go forage.
Booby Mom and Baby
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A Nazca booby mother (left) and her baby.
Booby Family
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A mated pair of Nazca boobies with their nestling in a breeding colony.
Booby Attack
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An adult Nazca booby bites the shoulder of an unguarded nestling.
Nazca Booby on Nest
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A Nazca booby sits on an egg.
Two Nazca Boobies
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A pair of Nazca boobies.