A bird with a crazy look and tangerine scent (7 photos + 1 video)
To shock the public is about the stars of show business. After all, they are sometimes shocking appearance earn money. But why set defiant characteristics needed an ordinary bird? 
Great auklet (Aethia cristatella) - a resident of the northern parts of the Pacific Ocean and the Bering Sea are in fact not at all big. The length of the feathered carcass varies from 18 to 25 centimeters. A this space creature weighs 200-300 g. Konyuga is a real defender nature. After all, her whole life is an eternal drift in icy water with simultaneous destruction of plankton. 
Auklets nest, which ornithologists also call "small crested", heap, according to the principle of a nest - a distance of one average auklet - nest. Land suitable for breeding chicks in the habitat is not so a lot, so you have to adhere to the principle "In crowded, but not in resentment." 
The appearance of the Corydalis is generally unremarkable - all shades of grey. But this is only at first glance. Nature rewarded them strange blue-white eyes (hello, Night King). Orange a solid beak and a thin crest separately can still somehow understand. But in combination with a look with a madness, the view turns out pretentiously silly. Completes the organic look "angelic" a voice reminiscent of a mad squeal. 
But this is for us, stupid people, birds look extravagantly. They themselves are satisfied with everything. Moreover, they have absolutely amazing option. With the advent of the mating season, towards the end of spring birds begin to emit a sharp citrus scent to attract attention potential couple. For this, each individual is equipped with a special bundle feathers between the shoulder blades. When corydalis begin to smell fragrant, then the aroma tangerines are felt at a distance of up to a kilometer from the colony. Only imagine the surroundings - cold waters, laconic stones and a smell New Year. 
Birds start making a fuss when looking for the perfect pair: running, flickering and sniffing each other's backs. Who smells tangerines, one and a couple. Moreover, representatives of both sexes endowed with equal opportunities: both males and females are fragrant. So here no gender discrimination. However, ladies also pay attention to the density of the forelock of the partner who acts indicator of health. 
The winged mother has only one testicle. very valuable, so during incubation, parents replace each other. These funny people are considered monogamous, but actually remain faithful to each other about half. The rest change for the next mating season partners. And they can be understood, because is there in this world at least one a creature that can resist the smell of tangerines? 
