Cahow
cahow
(also Bermuda petrel)
a kind of sea bird – related to petrels – medium sized – about 15 inches in length; feeds (eats) on small squid, shrimp and small fish; found on the islands of Bermuda, a small cluster of islands, near the coast of south Carolina, the USA, in the Atlantic Ocean
Special Features:
It is the national bird of Bermuda, and the symbol of nature conservation!
Everything about this bird is special!
It makes burrows (holes in the ground) to lay eggs and for shelter.
It is given the name ‘cahow’ after its strange, fear-causing screeching call that it makes during night while mating in the air.
Cahow (Bermuda petrel) was thought to be extinct 330 years – 1600 to 1950. But in 1951, some mating pairs were found accidentally, and since then they have been protected by the government and now some considerable numbers of them have been recorded.
Mr. Kumar, an English language teacher, having taught in many countries around the world including Ethiopia and Oman shares this English Language Reference website using material that he has written and compiled during the past 20 years.
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