The California elder is a small seabird from the auk family. It lives along the coasts of California and Mexico, dives well, and catches fish in the ocean.
The California elder differs from related species by the early departure of chicks to the sea. It is important for nature as a hunter of small fish and as an indicator of seawater purity.
Worker
birth time
Submerges underwater to reach prey or food at depth.
Pelagic Ocean
Hot and almost no precipitation
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
marine pelagic
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Antarctic and other krill
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
beak
adult
Maturity
fish of small size
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
About health
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
Colors
Sex
very hot and almost no rain
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
diving
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rains are very rare, almost a desert
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
small fish
Upcoming birthdays
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Very hot and almost dry
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Wanderers
Food items are collected from exposed outer surfaces of substrates.
Wings size
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
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Lifespan average
Arid steppe
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
Wings color
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
water is cool or warm, cold in winter, comfortable to swim in summer
Actively hunting and capturing live prey.
where the river flows into the sea, slightly salty water, lots of fish and birds
Pets
Nearctic realm
Legs size
{name} jubilee
cm
zooplankton feeding, animal plankton — small crustaceans and larvae
Old-timers
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Wingspan
turns
Rascals
Litter size
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
°C
Not specified
pelagic zone — open water far from shore and seabed
diving and catching with beak
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
38 to 65 grams, 15 – 40 centimeters
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
if born as {name}
age
birth date
no permanent shelter
Close
Egg shell color
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
The basics
dry, lots of grass, few trees
Neotropical realm
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
surface
primary food sources
Temperate sea
Beak size
Potential Habitat
lots of grass, few trees, rains are rare
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
Gestation
{name} birthday
Nearctic realm
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
On the map
all life stages
Female ♀
Down feathers color
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
birth year
Maturity
sq mm
yr
Beak color
How similar?
Male ♂
until the celebration
baby / chick
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Very dry
Neither
from birth to adulthood
zoo-plankton
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
Immature individual that has not yet reached reproductive maturity.
Marine world
Plumage color
River estuary into the sea
Very hot and dry
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
Steppe
Gamers
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
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coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
very hot during the day, cold at night, almost no rain
Asexual
swap
active predation
coastal
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Where do they take shelter?
celebrated their {n} birthday
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Littoral Zone
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
very hot and almost no precipitation
krill
Hermaphrodite ⚥
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
Orange
Length
kg
Observations
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