Cormoran is the Cornish name of the sea giant in the tale of Jack the Giant Killer. Indeed, "sea raven" or analogous terms were the usual terms for cormorants in Germanic languages until …

Great Cormorants are found throughout the world, but outside of North America they inhabit mostly freshwater rivers and lakes. The claw of the Great Cormorant’s middle toe is …

Generally speaking, cormorants are heavy-set birds with wedge-shaped heads, flat foreheads and weighty-looking, long hooked bills. Their blue-green eyes are surrounded by featherless, pale …

Cormorants inhabit seacoasts, lakes, and some rivers. The nest may be made of seaweed and guano on a cliff or of sticks in a bush or tree. The two to four chalky eggs, pale blue when …

Cormorants are supreme fishers which can bring them into conflict with fisherman and has seen them persecuted in the past. The UK holds internationally significant wintering numbers of …

Cormorants are a group of aquatic birds containing about 40 different species. In some areas, these birds are also known as “shags.” The different species come in a variety of shapes and …

Cormoran (/ ˈkɔːrməræn / or / ˈkɔːrmərən /) is a giant associated with St. Michael's Mount in the folklore of Cornwall. Local tradition credits him with creating the island, in some versions with …