Cape gannet - Kaapse jan-van-gent - Morus capensis from 171 cm in foot Watch Video
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Description: They are easily identified by their large size, black and white plumage and distinctive yellow crown and hindneck. The pale blue bill is pointed with fine serrations near the tip; perhaps because of the depth and speed of the gannet's dive when fishing (depending on altitude, gannets hit the water at speeds of between 40 and 120 km/h (25 and 75 mph), its beak has no external nostrils into which the water might be forced.nWhen seen in flight the snow-white body with the black tail, primaries and
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