Have you ever seen a puffin? With their bright beaks, orange feet and black and white coloring, these birds are very cool to look at. And we’ve gotten a lot of questions about them! In this episode, we talk with Don Lyons, an educator and avian ecologist with the Seabird Institute in Maine. What are puffins? Why are puffin beaks so colorful? Why do puffins dig burrows? How do puffins learn to fly? How can you tell if a puffin is male or female? How long can puffins hold their breath? Why do they have red feet?Download our learning guides: <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/b8/4b/1498e13944debb95ff9a374f599f/why-are-puffins-beaks-so-colorful.pdf">PDF</a> | <a href="https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1lvEzNQBN-uwLjRW5DMjx_-0qRuVp7LIX-wvP0Wzr_P4/copy">Google Slide</a> | <a href="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/b8/12/3a765a604294a124543117fd4685/butwhy-puffins-ep269-transcript.pdf">Transcript</a>

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