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Spectacled Eider

Somateria Fischeri

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Description:

Adult male eiders can spend up to 11 months a year at sea. Females and the young join them when their breeding ponds begin to freeze. Their range in the wild includes Alaska and northeastern Siberia.

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Thanks! I had absolutely no idea either, and I probably never would have if I hadn't seen it at the zoo!

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PublishedJanuary 25, 2012

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