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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsYou why they're called Blue-Footed Boobies, right?
It's because they've got blue feet.

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You why they're called Blue-Footed Boobies, right? (Original Post)
Mr. Scorpio
Dec 2022
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Walleye
(44,044 posts)1. My breast surgeon has a painting of these in her waiting room
House of Roberts
(6,436 posts)2. They have a distinctive walk.
Kind of makes you think of a booby.
dutch777
(4,964 posts)3. But why are they called boobies?
rubbersole
(11,113 posts)4. Because they hadn't been to junior high school yet.
DBoon
(24,822 posts)5. "booby" meant "stupid" to the early Spanish explorers' dialect
They thought the birds weren't too bright, so they named them "boobies"
If they were found today, we'd call them "Blue Footed Dumasses"
eppur_se_muova
(41,290 posts)7. or "Blue Footed MAGAts" nt
alittlelark
(19,103 posts)8. They create 'nests' by pooping in a circle on flat land - like trails etc
You have to look out for the eggs and young on the trails - u just look for poop circles.
Goonch
(4,388 posts)6. Blue Footed Boobies Mating Dance Wild Love
