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Taxidermy specimen of a razorbill with a missing left foot, standing on a rectangular mount.
Uses small wings for flying and swimming underwater, where it forages for fish to eat. Catches most of its food 5-20 feet below the surface, and occassionally goes as deep as 30 feet. When diving for food, they use their wings to propel itself away from the surface and down through the water.
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