The Atlantic Puffin (Fratercula arctica) is a seabird native to the Atlantic Ocean along the coastlines of North America, Greenland, and Europe. They spend most of their life out at sea but do come to shore to mate and lay eggs. They often are seen in large colonies and nest on rock cliffs with other seabirds. The females have to take care of the chicks so it's the male's job to go fishing. He can fly 60 miles far from any land just to catch some fish. They have very sharp eyesight so they can spot small schools of fish like herring, mullet, and sardines. Their short, small wings can be folded back to go faster in the water. Then they swim up to the school and pick them off. After that they resurface and dive again to catch more fish. Puffins can hold up to 20 fish in their beak, with 62 fish being the world record. They can hold so many fish in their beak because the beak has serrated edges. And the palate and the tongue are covered in long, coarse hairs that lock behind the gills or scales of the fish. Puffins often have to worry about herring gulls, skuas, and even foxes on the shores. Herring gulls and skuas will attack puffins with fish or just to eat them, their eggs, or their chicks. But puffins are adept flyers and can fly at speed of over 50 mph. Some people think puffins look like large a parrot or parakeet with those brightly colored beaks. While others think there a species of penguin because of their little waddle and black-and-white color. But puffins are actually in the auk family with auklets, murres, and guillemots. The two other species of puffin, the horned and tufted puffins, are found in the Pacific Ocean along the coasts of Asia and North America.