The Brandt's cormorant is a medium-sized seabird with dark plumage. It lives in colonies on the rocky shores of the Pacific Ocean, dives well and catches fish.
The Brandt's cormorant differs from related species by white tufts of feathers on the head during the breeding season. It is important for nature as a fish hunter and as part of the marine coastal food chain.
Worker
birth time
Submerges underwater to reach prey or food at depth.
Pelagic Ocean
pursuit
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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will celebrate their {n} birthday
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
Human
days
Warm summer
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
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
crabs
live marine and freshwater shrimps
Melon
About health
marine coastal
When your next birthday would fall if you lived as {name}
Repro interval
results
summer warm and almost no rain
summer warm, winter not very cold
Colors
Sex
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
diving
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live fish
rains are very rare, almost a desert
all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
Upcoming birthdays
Breeding structure built or used for laying eggs and raising offspring.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Age (juvenile)
Age (from birth to death)
Age (embryo)
Feet color
Wanderers
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
diving and chasing prey
world of Australasia
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
water is almost always cold, there may be ice in winter, not hot in summer
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
fish
end of acceleration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
Cold sea
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
Indomalayan realm
{name} jubilee
cm
Old-timers
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Wingspan
turns
Rascals
Litter size
live crabs, shrimps, lobsters
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
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
from 0.8 to 1.2 kilograms, 0.6 – 1.2 meters
all rivers and lakes
Summer almost without rain
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Offspring
Elders
Bro
Taxons
carnivore
almost no rain in summer, more precipitation in winter
if born as {name}
Actively chases and captures mobile prey in open space.
age
birth date
Close
was
Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
The basics
My weight?
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
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
islands and part of Australia, many unusual animals and plants
{name} birthday
Nearctic realm
No results found
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
Eyes color
On the map
lunge
rocky coast
Pleasant summer
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.
Beak count
birth year
Maturity
sq mm
yr
Beak color
comfortable summer, +20…+25 °C
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
Young offspring still dependent on parental care.
squids
nest
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
Freshwater
Duration
saline marine habitat
This is me
Warm summer with almost no rain
Steppe
Gamers
Feet count
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
Stars
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coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
Asexual
swap
Southeast Asia and islands, always hot and humid
active predation
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}
live squids
Littoral Zone
Daddies
Lifespan maximum
Hermaphrodite ⚥
shrimp
North America and Greenland, from tundra to forests
embryo
Hard, projecting mouthpart used to probe, pluck, or crack food.
Length
kg
Rapid forward strike to seize prey.
Observations
◉{N} more on tap