{"product_id":"for-sale-the-blue-footed-booby-bird-native-to-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-acrylic-on-canvas","title":"FOR SALE \"The Blue-Footed Booby Bird\", native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Acrylic on canvas","description":"\u003cp\u003eSize: 20\" x 16\" \/ 51cm x 40.6cm\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe \u003cspan class=\"\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"ep\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-inited=\"2\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px rgb(10, 10, 10);'\u003e\u003ca class=\"H23r4e\" rel=\"noopener\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwi93tSJ28SVAxUZp1YBHcMBOVIQy_kOegoIAggACAAICBAD\" data-hveid=\"CAIIAAgACAgQAw\" href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue-footed_booby\" data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; margin: 0px; text-decoration: underline 1px rgb(26, 13, 171); border-bottom: 0px rgb(26, 13, 171);' target=\"_blank\"\u003eblue-footed booby\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd||[[\u0026quot;https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue-footed_booby\u0026quot;,null,null,[null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,null,[{\u0026quot;1218\u0026quot;:[16]}]],16,null,\u0026quot;Blue-footed booby - Wikipedia\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;The natural breeding habitats of the blue-footed booby are the tropical and subtropical islands of the Pacific Ocean. It can be found from the Gulf of California south along the western coasts of Central and South America to Peru. About half of all breeding pairs nest on the Galápagos Islands.\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/images?q\\u003dtbn:ANd9GcSQowbA_RdYWm28A3JFa16ahwo_ZughplhI7ntitdCw15sNnAgZ1WP5cqqJVGA-b3JuDEsgu2dx7HhpxyU\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;Wikipedia\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;https:\/\/encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com\/faviconV2?url\\u003dhttps:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\\u0026client\\u003dAIM\\u0026size\\u003d128\\u0026type\\u003dFAVICON\\u0026fallback_opts\\u003dTYPE,SIZE,URL\u0026quot;,[[1783569747095357,22456089,1379467715],null,null,null,null,[[2,0,0,9]]],null,\u0026quot;a87333cf-66d9-46bd-8307-5e0f6c037208\u0026quot;]]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e is native to the tropical and subtropical regions of the eastern Pacific Ocean. Their native range stretches from the Gulf of California in Mexico, down the western coasts of Central and South America, all the way to Peru. Sadly, their populations are in decline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Blue-Footed Booby\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is known for its awkward gait and its indifference to people; it \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ederives its common name from \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebobo\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a Spanish word meaning “foolish” or “clownish.” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eTheir courtship begins with a male gifting \u003cspan id=\"ref1334132\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003estones or other small objects to a female, before he performs an elaborate high-stepping dance. The male’s blue feet are essential to this process; the blue colouration is derived from carotenoids, a pigment found in fish. Females are attracted to mates with a brighter blue colour, which is an indicator of the male’s maturity and health. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Artworks By Louisa-Jane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53705695494458,"sku":null,"price":1300.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/8074\/1690\/files\/IMG_3320.heic?v=1783569447","url":"https:\/\/www.artworksbylouisajane.com.au\/products\/for-sale-the-blue-footed-booby-bird-native-to-the-eastern-pacific-ocean-acrylic-on-canvas","provider":"Artworks By Louisa-Jane","version":"1.0","type":"link"}