*** About Atlantic Puffins: Known for their colorful beaks and expressive faces, Atlantic puffins (Fratercula arctica) are among the most recognizable seabirds. These birds are well adapted to life at sea, spending the majority of their life on the open ocean, only coming ashore to breed. Puffins are excellent swimmers, using their wings to stroke underwater while their webbed feet act as rudders. Each year, Atlantic puffins form breeding colonies on northern Atlantic coastlines, including Canada's rugged shores, where they nest in burrows dug into cliff sides or ground. Social and communicative, puffins are known for their loud calls and are considered a key indicator of ocean health.:

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