The parents feed the babies 10 times a day. The puffling cannot fly off flat ground. Puffins fly quickly. Their wings flap quickly. Their wings go up and down over 50 miles per hour.
Puffins return to the same burrow each year.
They come back because they can lay their eggs and raise their pufflings for a little while. Sandlance is the type of fish that puffins eat. They usually carry from 4 to 20 fish in their mouth. The record is 64 tiny fish. Tufted puffins have all black lower bodies.