It's so big, mum!
A young gannet chick's head emerges from mum's throat with a big lump of regurgitated food. The passing of food from mum to chick cannot be seen because the chick's head disappears in mum's throat. It looks like mum is eating her own chick until the chick's head emerges with a lump of fish. The chick needs to grow quickly. The first time young gannets take flight from their clifftop colony they have to fly all the way to Australia, a 2700 km journey.
It's so big, mum!
A young gannet chick's head emerges from mum's throat with a big lump of regurgitated food. The passing of food from mum to chick cannot be seen because the chick's head disappears in mum's throat. It looks like mum is eating her own chick until the chick's head emerges with a lump of fish. The chick needs to grow quickly. The first time young gannets take flight from their clifftop colony they have to fly all the way to Australia, a 2700 km journey.