Exhibit of the month - November

Every
month, museum visitors choose the exhibit they like best. What caught their
attention in November was Morus bassanus, Europe's
largest seabird. This is the largest species of its family (Soulidea). Adults
of this species weigh from 3-3.4 kg. Morus bassanus is found mainly in the North
Atlantic but is relatively rare in Greece. The colonies they create are characteristic,
while they nest mainly on rocky and steep cliffs above the sea. The usual
breeding months are March and April. Their only egg is blue, and they incubate it
with the legs and not the abdomen! Their species does not show any racial
dimorphism. The mating dance involves the intersection of the couple's beaks
with a parallel raising of the head. Morus bassanus feeds mainly on fatty fish
that form flocks, such as sardines, herring and / or cod, etc. In order to find
food, they can dive up to 25m!