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Blue-footed Booby

It is interesting to know that the blue-footed booby’s name originated from the Spanish term ‘bobo’, which means stupid fellow. Blue-footed boobies are weird looking because of their blue feet. They have blue feet because of carotenoid pigments derived from eating fresh fish. The concentration of the pigments determines the intensity of the color on the bird’s feet. The female is normally slightly bigger than the male bird, and produces a really loud honking noise.

Blue-footed Booby