rookery

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And he said the percentage of animals that have died in the Año Nuevo rookery is relatively small: Only about 5% of weaned pups and 6% of adult males have died.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

For the study, scientists collected brain samples from four sea lions, one fur seal and a tern found dead at the most affected sea lion rookery in Argentina.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2024

The expedition was the first to sight an Emperor Penguin rookery and obtain an egg of the species.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2022

In June and early July, the rookery would typically resemble a nursery overrun with featherless black-skinned newborns with pterodactyl features or weeks-old hatchlings with heart-shaped brown patches on their backs.

From Washington Post • Jul. 1, 2022

As Arya crossed the yard to the bathhouse, she spied a raven circling down toward the rookery, and wondered where it had come from and what message it carried.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin