Seagull Facts: FACTS about GULLS | Animal Fact Files
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- There are somewhere around 50 living seagull species. These birds are also known as gulls - which common name do you use for them? Seagulls are considered annoying pests by some people, but around here we love them! Learn more seagull facts, or gull facts, on this episode of Animal Fact Files!
Scientific Name: Family - Laridae
Range: Cosmopolitan
Habitat: Ocean shores, lakes, ponds, parking lots, and trash heaps
Size: 2-5 feet (60.96cm-1.524m) wingspan
Diet: Crustaceans, eggs, worms, fish, rodents, reptiles, seed, fruits, and dead bodies
Threats: Sharks, hawks, eagles, foxes, weasels, and dolphins
Life span: Five to fifteen years
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I love seagulls. There is something magical about they're ability to not care about anything.
Omg yes that's a great way to think of them! Love it!
But they are soooo fukin annoying
nah not me i have the biggest phobia of seagulls
You know I love these birds. I remember going to the beach and throwing some bread I didn't want. A gull then just flew by and caught it in mid air.
Oh I bet that was awesome to see!
We couldn't stop laughing until we got home.
Where do you live? I leave in the west coast of Florida and they're everywhere, especially when you throw food they swarm the area. Always entertainment to watch them catch food in the air
I love them dearly and often feed them too. The Sunderland's seagulls are the best ..very huge and smart too.
I love feeding them. I wish to have foundation to support seagulls. Please feed them dearly.
I love them dearly and often feed them tons of food. They are one of the smartest bird and master of flying too.
Some people: Sea rats
Me, an intellectual: Sky Thieves
A seagull once took a sandwich right out of my hands.
Yikes! That would scare me!!
Some of my favourite birds. Love their calls and how they generally aren't afraid of people.
Love the way gulls talk to each other. Currently watching nesting gulls on a neighbour’s chimney - 4th year. They are the most wonderfully attentive parents, taking it in turns to fetch food and sit, and staying close to each other.
That's so cool! Four years of watching them raise families and go throughout their lives - you are lucky!
Animal Fact Files We feel we are 😊 My daughter and I have a camera by the upstairs window to capture them as they grow. They are sitting at the moment, but it will be soon they hatch out. The fun will be seeing who can spot a chick first, then to see how many there are. The first year there was only one (we think another may have fallen early). The second year there was two. That was great as we could recognise them. Last year there was 3 & watching them run around the really sloping roof was sometimes heart-in-mouth (especially when one went on the other side so we didn’t see it for days & thought it had fallen - eventually it reappeared thank goodness! 😄) It’s been amazing to see. And now we put water out for them as they get so hot and panting in the sun. They come over & drink from it often. We call the male Steven Seagull 😉😄
Oh watching them run around on the roof would be stress inducing for me! I can completely relate. That is such a wonderful experience you all can share together. I hope this year's brood is just as fun! Also that name is the best!!!
Seagull sound is the best 😍
You can't possibly live close to them.
Love them dearly ....
I like gulls even though they wake me up at 5 am . Hey who needs an alarm when you have gulls . Iv been hand feeding one for years . There actually quite smart birds. Far from stupid I assure you
true...
I love seagulls and birds in general, they’re just trying to survive
Famtastic ... me too ..feed them whenever i see them ... love them dearly and hope someday i have foundation support them.
Please feed them .... they love small fishes or hotdogs ...
they are awesome they wake up early and always full of life !
I love their attitudes they have
They are smart and funny. Interesting to look after .
They're so fun to watch!
Parking lots 🤓 just got done giving seagulls my French fries from Jack. These birds are bad ass.
Seagulls have a nice sound
They look nice,
A very bright and clean white colour
But they're a pest to people especially to some one who walks out of a fish and chip shop😂😂
Love them dearly and please feed them too.
Seagull:sir did u order the number 4 or 7
I love seagulls. Love this commentator's storytelling method too. Seagulls are masters of the sky and wind.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video. Seagulls are great! 😄
My son absolutely loves seagulls and loved this video. Thank you for uploading.
So glad he enjoyed it!
I love your videos too and already subscribed it ...
I feed them and they are so polite they wait for each other to eat until they are all there ♥️
The biggest gull is more of an "EAGULL"😂
thats funny so why am I angry
I like Seagulls. They pick up a lot of trash that people drop. They also eat roadkill.
Also they steal your food too also they’re was one incident where a seagull tried to eat a Chihuahua
Awesome video. I have subbed :)
Thanks so much! We hope you love the content!!
Thank you for this glorious video.. i love seagulls.
They're adorable and cute as heck. Especially the herring gulls.
Yes! I love watching them fly around and chase each other for food!
I like to feed these birds. In Des Moines WA they will take the food right from my hand. There are a lot of them on the beach there. They look sad when you run out of food.
Tq for feeding our beloved seagulls. i love feeding them too.
Bold and resourceful. Cheers for the upload.
Thanks so much for watching!
Seagulls also steal yo fries 🍟
I love waking up to the sounds of these beautiful birds...........:-)
That sounds so pleasant!
I love them so much, I fly to Cape Town just to watch them. They are beautiful.
Totally agreed!
I have one as a pet! Well not technically a pet, but I do feed him or her (shim) everyday and it gets really close to me now.
Did you name this individual?? =)
@@AnimalFactFiles We call it - Steve the segual 😀
PLEASE feed our beloved seagulls .... I love them dearly ....
Funniest little Rascal's in the world :)
Yes! Love watching them 😊
@@AnimalFactFiles 😊👍
YOU LEAVE THE CRABS ALONE SEAGULLS!
Also I loved the World of Tomorrow reference! Can you do an episode on the Snake Boy next :P
Sometimes you gotta not do a video on snakeboys. ;)
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i like Seagulls , they're a good looking bird and Magnificent Flyers and Gliders , i feed em bread when i can , they seem to know me now too
A fellow seagull enthusiast I see
@@AnimalFactFiles other foods Seagulls like are Grapes , green and purple ones , soft breads , Cake and Banana chunks besides canned sardines and Kippers
Seagulls are a top 5 bird. If you spend some time on a beach day with a nice breeze, you can teach them to "hover" and take pieces of food from your hand while your friends yell at you.
The California gull is the state bird of utah. And is often considered sacred her in utah. Which is amazing considering we are over 700 miles away from the ocean
most of the people I have seen hate seagulls but I love them...
I want one
this birds are cleaver.but innocent.I love all birds.
Birds are great!
love it, love it, love it!
Their boldness is what makes them annoying at times lol. Still love them tho
a seagull in Atlantic city stole my wife's slice of pizza, then flew away laughing.
Very nice video 👍😊
Thanks so much!
I like seagulls, reminds me of the summer
A lot of people do seem to hate seagulls, but i actually like them. I guess it's because i've never had a bad experience with them like having food snatched out of my hands.
I love seagulls ❤️
Look at those gulls
paladin productions
Look at all those chickens
Fantastic flyers!
I love them. When they take naps on the beach they’re so cute and then they get up and waddle over to the shore line to dip their feet in. I can’t!! 😂
I really Love seagulls! And herring gulls alot!😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤😍❤😍❤😍😍❤😍❤😍❤😍❤😍😍❤😍❤😍❤😍❤😍❤😍❤😍
they act like my pet ducks except for the flying
Surprisingly seagulls can be smart in some ways
Somebody i knew once threw a bar of chocolate wrapped up and the seagull just opened it up and ate and anither gettin the melted chocolate
One time, i noticed a seagull with a very noticeable grey pattern and gave him some chips while also refusing to feed the other seagulls, belive it or not this lil guy became my best friend for the weekend he followed me everywhere and also protected me from the other seagulls it was kinda funny
I love them I don’t mind when thay want my food even though I sometimes won’t give any away and I respect there parenting skills
I live in San Diego, 10 miles inland from the coast (on Scripps Ranch) and we have Seagulls in this area, especially our shopping centers!!
3:01 how does the pigmentation help protect the feathers from damage?
The pigment helps resist wear. Here's the direct quote and source:
"In almost all species the wingtips are black, the melanin pigment offering resistance to wear."
www.encyclopedia.com/environment/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/gulls-and-terns-laridae
Seagulls are interesting birds.
2:32 that’s a darn good french narrator impression!
Seagulls are the beach bullies!
The seagull is my favourite animal in the world. They are loud and can be annoying, but they have inhabited this planet for over 30 million years.
They are very clever, and are a pleasure to befriend! Try it.
I love seeing seagulls when I'm out and about 😊
My favourite animals!!!👍👍👍
Love em
One correction; it's not because of us that there are gulls inland. More than have the species are inland nesters and some populations of some species live their entire lives without seeing fresh water. It is a common misconception to think that they are marine birds. While some species do stay near the coast, only a small handful of species are truly pelagic. In fact, unlike other truly pelagic birds, if given a choice, gulls actually prefer freshwater over saltwater. Also, the larger gulls aren't just scavengers, they are also predators and will kill and eat other birds and small mammals.
They nest in my roof every year,I actually love them now, they are very protective over there young, could put a lot of humans to shame imo
These birds are exactly like humans. Smart, cruel and will eat anything.
Love 'em.
GUYS... SEA + EAGLE = SEAGULL
SEAGULLS ARE SEA EAGLES
YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
I love them. They know me! They meet me at break time ❤
2:32 and 2:37 got me dying🤣
They get into dead animals to eat them and naturally seagulls will be covered in filth. My dad works on the beach and sees them all the time, which he refers to them as flying rats. But even rats are found cute and cuddly (the clean ones lol).
A seagull ate my subway!
This sounds like the beginnings of a store horror story! Eep!
I still miss them.😢
Love me a seagull
Do a video on golden jackals, the mini wolves of Asia :)
That's a great idea! I'll add them to the list. =)
They're rats with wings and I'm glad they're not bigger because they would be eating people too.
Gulls are shorebirds, a shorebird is any bird belonging to the order Charadriiformes, shorebirds range in size from sandpipers to skuas, there are over more than 350 species of shorebird, there are also twenty families of shorebirds as well:
Order: Charadriiformes (Shorebirds)
• Suborder: Thinocori (Jacana-Like Shorebirds)
•• Superfamily: Turnicoidea (Buttonquails and Plains Wanderer)
••• Family: Turnicidae (Buttonquails)
••• Family: Pedionomidae (Plains Wanderer)
•• Superfamily: Thinocoroidea (Seedsnipes, Painted Snipes, and Jacanas)
••• Family: Thinocoridae (Seedsnipes)
••• Family: Rostratulidae (Painted Snipes)
••• Family: Jacanidae (Jacanas)
• Suborder: Charadrii (Plover-Like Shorebirds)
•• Superfamily: Charadrioidea (Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews, Godwits, Woodcocks, Dowitchers, Phalaropes, Shanks, Tattlers, Turnstones, Knots, Stints, Dunlin, Ruff, Surfbird, Plovers, and Lapwings)
•• Family: Scolopacidae (Snipes, Sandpipers, Curlews, Godwits, Woodcocks, Dowitchers, Phalaropes, Shanks, Tattlers, Turnstones, Knots, Stints, Dunlin, Ruff, and Surfbird)
•• Family: Charadriidae (Plovers and Lapwings)
•• Superfamily: Recurvirostroidea (Avocets, Stilts, Ibisbill, Oystercatchers, and Magellanic Plover)
••• Family: Pluvianellidae (Magellanic Plover)
••• Family: Recurvirostridae (Avocets and Stilts)
••• Family: Ibidorhynchidae (Ibisbill)
••• Family: Haematopodidae (Oystercatchers)
• Suborder: Lari (Gull-Like Shorebirds)
•• Infraorder: Chionides (Stone-Curlews, Sheathbills, Pratincoles, Coursers, Crab Plover, Crocodile Bird)
••• Superfamily: Chionoidea (Stone-Curlews and Sheathbills)
•••• Family: Burhinidae (Stone-Curlews)
•••• Family: Chionidae (Sheathbills)
••• Superfamily: Glareoloidea (Pratincoles, Coursers, Crab Plover, and Crocodile Bird)
•••• Family: Glareolidae (Pratincoles and Coursers)
•••• Family: Dromadidae (Crab Plover)
•••• Family: Pluvianidae (Crocodile Bird)
•• Infraorder: Larides (Gulls, Skuas, Terns, Noddies, Skimmers, Puffins, Razorbill, Auks, Auklets, Guillemots, Murres, and Murrelets)
••• Superfamily: Laroidea (Gulls and Skuas)
•••• Family: Laridae (Gulls)
•••• Family: Stercorariidae (Skuas)
••• Superfamily: Fraterculoidea (Terns, Noddies, Skimmers, Puffins, Razorbill, Auks, Auklets, Guillemots, Murres, and Murrelets)
•••• Family: Sternidae (Terns, Noddies, and Skimmers)
•••• Family: Fraterculidae (Puffins, Razorbill, Auks, Auklets, Guillemots, Murres, and Murrelets)
Bruh the way this guy say lil gull 😂😂
Seagulls are cool.
Completely agreed!
They love salted peanuts. I'm sure they drink beer if I had it 😂.
My university is close by the sea, so there are always some large seagulls chilling on the faculty buildings. At first I thought that they were statues until I realised that they are the real deal 😅
I saw baby seagulls today and I spent about 4 hours with them singing, talking and bonding with them at the beach. I live about 5km.away from that beach and at dinner time they were flying over my.deck. I had fruit, and my friend and used to feed them our other birds old seed daily for agrs n they LOVE bird seed. I read they will always remember your face so be kind as they are highly intelligent:
Awe that's so sweet! What good friends!
I like to watch them dive into the water.
cool
One time a seagull pooped on this sandwich I wasn't enjoying that my granny made me and barely on me. So it got me out of eating the other half since I said I was put off and went straight to dessert. Thanks seagulls :)
Honestly though I feel like they're one of those animals that gets an unnecessarily bad reputation.
Though I have seen multiple instances of people getting pooped on such as my granny and one of my friends as well as some kids sandwich getting snatched straight from them lol.
My mom once saw a seagull trying to drop prey on a rock but missing due to the wind. That was one frustrated bird.
Oh no! There goes dinner!
@@AnimalFactFiles It was trying over and over again.
i always thought the segulls with the red lipstick look funny
They’ve become very clever.
Wow beautiful
I remember when i was at a beach and i was eating pizza and a seagall just taked it out of my hands me at a young age in my head i was prob like AHHHHHH IT HURTS (i was with my big sister)
I get this. I had one steal a sandwich from me once!
I once saw a seagull fly off with a chicken drumstick
That must have been hilarious!
It was yummy
Seagull your eating another bird :o
Great video ..But hey humans do ghastly things to get their meat and fish BUT ...generally let some other person do the dirty work .As for dropping the crab ..Look at what humans do to Lobsters .Absolutely vile ...Berlin has a great mix of gulls even though it's an inland city .But it has loads of water and food ...Can't understand why folk dislike gulls .Their cry is wonderful .They are great.👍
Glad you enjoyed the video. Thanks for watching! We love gulls around here, too
Seagulls got nothing on gannets though. Tell me, seagulls can you dive from 98 feet above the ocean at 62 miles per hours while looking like a spear?
They might implode if they tried.
God I would watch that video.
Not out of any animosity to Seagulls, I really like them! Just it'd be sorta hilarious :P
i really feel like alone here in Norway loving seagulls nobody likes them....except me.
My seagull ate shards of plate about 2 weeks ago. He threw it up though. I'm surprised he's alive.
Wow that sounds scary! Glad he's alive, though!
Do one on owls
We already have! =)
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**beep beep i'm a car**
GRRReat Black-Backed Gull lol
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Seagulls are good persons.
i don't like seagulls because when i was little they took my cookie, but I'm doing a project on them.
Sorry to hear they took your cookie, but hope your project goes well!
Thanks!
I've had these birds fly away with my fishing lure ! Take them off the surface and fly away
Haha! Maybe he wanted to join in on the fishing action! That's pretty impressive, though.
Animal Fact Files it's not fun pulling hooks out of a bird though .
Eesh. That just sounds like an unpleasant situation for everyone involved.
I feed them goby's.
Sky pirates: Skyrates