After the death of 4 sexual partners, Rob Gull has repeatedly failed to find new friends despite great efforts.
Rob, 35, a member of the only group of king gulls that breed on earth, is very unlucky in love, Guardian reported on October 31. The fact that he hasn’t found a partner for a long time gives scientists a sense of humor, according to Hoani Langsbury, an environmentalist at the Otago Peninsula Trust.
Local environmentalists were almost betting on how likely Rob would be to find a mate every time he returned to New Zealand’s Otago Peninsula. Someone even suggested profiling him on a dating app.
Rob’s four old companions were dead. Other females are not attached to it and experts do not know why. They don’t even have a lot of choice as there are only about 200 adults in their herd.
“On the surface we see Rob not that different from the rest. But maybe because we don’t judge it from the bird’s point of view. Maybe his song isn’t good and none of the females like it. both, ”he says.
Rob’s loneliness isn’t due to lack of effort. It was the first bird to return to its native land during mating season a few years ago. However, the relationship of seagulls takes time to cultivate.
When the chicks first leave, they spend most of their time in the ocean and return when they are 5 to 6 years old. “They start hanging out with all the other young seagulls and looking for the other half. If they are lucky they can be found in the first year. If not, the gulls will leave and come back next year. To try again.” , Langsbury explained.
Seagulls can know each other for 3 to 4 years before they are ready to lay eggs. Parents share the hatching and protection of the baby.
Langsbury is hoping Rob, who has already raised three young children, will breed with his new partner. This child also has a lot of experience. “The seagull is a successful mother. She will know what to do,” Langsbury said.
King gulls often breed on remote islands. The Seagulls group from Taiaroa Head, on the Otago Peninsula, New Zealand, is the only group in the world to breed on land.
