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in the photo he says "oh hello there m'lady"
Does anyone know the context of this? I want to believe scientists put it there to learn mating rituals. Or like a lil landmark "you belong here!"
Iirc Puffins are very social and will only nest where there are already other Puffins. This was an attempt to get Puffins to come back to a small rock formation where they used to nest in the past and it worked. https://youngzine.org/news/changing-ecosystems/puffins-maine-success-story
Learnt about this from Lateral. Very funny story
Yepp, "Lateral with Tom Scott, Episode 58: Straight-line sports" in case anyone's looking for it. https://lateralcast.com/