The Blue Footed Booby

The blue footed booby (Sula nebouxii) is a bird that lives on the western coasts of Central and South America. The booby spends most of its time in tropical and subtropical waters in the Galapagos Islands. The booby tends to feed on fish like anchovies and sardines because it's a carnivore. It flies up then dives from 80 feet (24 meters) into the water. This allows them to reach low areas of water to catch fish with its beak. Another thing about the booby is that they have deep blue feet. The female booby is attracted to the male with the bluest feet. These traits will be passed on to their children!

To attract a female, the booby has to stomp its feet, moves his head up, and spreads it's wings. The bluer the feet, the more attractive he is to a female. This is called courtship behavior. The blue footed booby’s lifespan is seventeen years. The booby part originates from the Spanish word bobo, which means stupid or dumb because like other seabirds, they are clumsy on land. Its predators are humans and other seabirds because the humans do illegal fishing (decrease of the population) and other species of animals that can steal their shelter and food (decrease of territory). by Ian and Sakaria