Reproduction

=Reproduction=

The blue footed booby breeds year-round. The male booby creates displays of affection and "dances for the female." He then flashes the blue feet at the female before he lands. He preforms a whistle, and the female responds, thus the sexual reproduction starts. After the eggs are laid in a shallow depression on flat ground. The female uses her webbed feet in order to warm the eggs. When they hatch, the females uses her feet to then support the babies, who stay there for an entire month. In order to feed the chick, the male and female may regurgitate food. If there is a food shortage, the largest will be fed first to survive.

booby mating dance-