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Atlantic puffin in flight with mouth full of fishes at Friðland í Flatey (Iceland)

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English: Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with mouth full of fishes at Friðland í Flatey (Iceland). The Atlantic puffin can catch several small fish at once. Its muscular, grooved tongue and inverted serrations enable it to hold its catches in rows in its beak.
Français : Macareux moine (Fratercula arctica) en vol avec la bouche pleine de poissons à Friðland í Flatey (Islande). Le macareux moine peut attraper plusieurs petits poissons à la fois. Sa langue musclée et cannelée et ses dents inversées lui permettent de maintenir ses prises en rangées dans son bec.
Deutsch: Papageientaucher (Fratercula arctica) im Flug mit einem Maul voller Fische bei Friðland í Flatey (Island). Der Papageientaucher kann mehrere kleine Fische auf einmal fangen. Mit seiner muskulösen, geriffelten Zunge und den umgedrehten Zacken kann er seine Fänge reihenweise im Schnabel halten.
Italiano: Pulcinella di mare (Fratercula arctica) in volo con la bocca piena di pesci a Friðland í Flatey (Islanda). La pulcinella di mare può catturare diversi piccoli pesci contemporaneamente. La sua lingua muscolosa e scanalata e le sue dentellature invertite gli permettono di tenere le catture in fila nel becco.
English: Atlantic puffin (Fratercula arctica) in flight with mouth full of fishes at Friðland í Flatey (Iceland). The Atlantic puffin can catch several small fish at once. Its muscular, grooved tongue and inverted serrations enable it to hold its catches in rows in its beak.
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Camera location65° 22′ 41.5″ N, 22° 54′ 32.8″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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