Coastal North America, inland along lakes and rivers
FOOD:
Piscivore: Fish, crabs, shrimp,
crayfish
PREDATORS:
Humans
HABITAT:
Shores, marshes
Photo: Dr. Antonio J. Ferreira
DESCRIPTION
Cormorants are expert divers and fishers. They can
dive deep down and stay under water for a long time.
In China and other Asian countries, humans use
cormorants to catch fish. They tame the birds and put them in collars and leashes. Then
they keep some of the fish they catch.
