booby

     

For fossil species, see text

Trivia about booby

  • Word that can precede hatch, prize or trap
  • The red-footed type of this seabird lays one egg at a time so the chicks are more robust when they "hatch"
  • You win the "prize" if you know this seabird was named for its stupidity in being easily caught
  • (Alex reports from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.) One of three varieties found in the Galapagos, the blue-footed type of this bird really stands out against the drab rocks