{"id":24349,"date":"2012-10-29T20:39:06","date_gmt":"2012-10-29T19:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/"},"modified":"2024-12-03T08:47:04","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T07:47:04","slug":"gannet-morus-bassanus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/seabirds\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Gannet Morus bassanus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus, formerly Sula bassana) is a seabird and is the largest member of the gannet family, Sulidae. Their breeding range is the North Atlantic. They normally nest in large colonies, on cliffs overlooking the ocean or on small rocky islands. The largest colony of this bird, with over 60,000 birds, is found on Bonaventure Island, Quebec, but 68% of the world population breeds around the coasts of Great Britain.<i><\/i><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-120-24349\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-9508\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-8_0.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-8_0.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-3799\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-17.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-17.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-720\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-9.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-9.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-718\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-7.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-7.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-717\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-6.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-716\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-5.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-715\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-4.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-714\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-3.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-713\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-2.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-712\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-16.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-16.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-711\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-15.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-15.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-710\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-14.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-14.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-709\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-13.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-13.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-708\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-12.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-12.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-707\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-11.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-11.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-706\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-10.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" alt=\"Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/thumbs\/thumbs_gannet-morus-bassanus-10.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Northern Gannet (Morus bassanus) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-705\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/gannet-morus-bassanus\/gannet-morus-bassanus-1.jpg\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. Cork, Republic of Ireland\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Gannet (Morus bassanus) at Brow Head, Co. 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