The correct answer was 36 km/h. This record is held by Gentoo penguins. #seabirds #seabirdsolympics
The fastest human swimmer is at 7.7 km/h!

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Let's continue the #seabirdsolympics today with a swimming competition.
What speed do you think #seabirds can reach underwater?
17, 36, or 42 km/h?? Leave your answer in a comment. Bonus point if you know the species!

Glad to see some people are following closely the #seabirdsolympics !! Thanks Heather.

After another run on the scale, the Least auklet wins the competition, with just 85 g (160 g for the Dovekie) !!
#seabirdsolympics Thank you for the judge @heathermajor.bsky.social .

Photo: Greg Scyphers

Thick-billed murres win the diving contest with dive up to 210 m. For comparison free diving record is 128 m for human. #seabirdsolympics #seabirds

Photo: Christoph Moning

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Let's take a plunge today for #seabirdsolympics. What flying #seabirds species has the record for the deepest dive?

Arctic terns are the winner for the longest #seabirds migration, roughly 30,000 km round trip every year! #seabirdsolympics

Photo: Alix d' Entremont

For today #seabirdsolympics, let's have a marathon.
We are talking about the longest #seabirds migration.
Any guesses?

Gold medal for the dovekie (or Little auk) of course for the smallest alcid !
#seabirdsolympics
Photo: Rob Edsall
Macaulay Library ML 298624381

Special category for today's #seabirdsolympics.
What is the smallest alcid??
#seabirdersaturday #seabirds

Let's start this #seabirdsolympics with the largest seabird.
The gold medal goes to....
the Wandering (or snowy) albatross (Diomedea exulans) with a wingspan of 2.5 - 3.5 m and mass of 6.7 - 8.7 kg for ♀️ and 8.1 – 11.9 kg for ♂️

Photo: C. Wood. Macaulay Library ML 20069061

The #Olympics2024 are about to start and we thought we will have some #seabirdsolympics to remind people of what #seabirds are capable of.
Are you in??