ScienceDaily Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Raising healthy chicks is always a challenge, but in a cold, fish-free Arctic lake, it's an enormous undertaking. Red-throated Loon parents must constantly fly back and forth between their nesting lakes and the nearby ocean, bringing back fish to feed their growing young, and a new study suggests that the chicks grow fast and fledge while they're still small so that they can reach the food-rich ocean themselves and give their parents a break. Read the full article on ScienceDaily Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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