Mason Nistad-Laughing Gull

Mason Nistad

Laughing Gull

The laughing gull is a pretty small black and white bird with an orange-ish beak and black legs. You can find the laughing gull on beaches and estuary islands. Laughing gulls are mostly found all over the east coast. Every animal belongs to 8 groups of classification. Its domain is Eukarya, its kingdom is Animalia, its phylum is Chordata, its class is Aves, its order is Charadriiformes, its family is Laridae, its genus is Larus and its species is atricilla. This organism is endothermic,heterotrophic and has bilateral symmetry. An interesting fact about this organism is that it is very noisy and can scare away many animals with its loud sounds, that is also a behavioral adaptation that it has. Another behavioral adaptation it has is its aggressiveness that helps it snatch food from other animals and fly off fast with it.The last adaptation it has, which is structural, is its small body, but long wingspan. Its long wingspan helps it glide through the air and helps it fly really fast.(Especially after it takes another bird's food.) The laughing gull eats insects, crabs, fish, and shellfish, and raccoons and  owls is what eats it.

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