Posted by: Sandy Steinman | August 24, 2025

Seabirds only poop while flying, researchers observe

Phys.org reported

On Japan’s desert islands, researchers uncovered a peculiar bathroom ritual among seabirds. Reporting in Current Biology, the team found that streaked shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) poop while flying—not while floating on water—and they do so every 4 to 10 minutes. This habit may help the birds stay clean and fertilize the ocean below.

Read on phys.org/news/2025-08-seabirds-poop-flying.html


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