Nigel the Gannet Dies Alone After Falling in Love With a Fake Gannet

Nigel the Gannet Dies Alone After Falling in Love With a Fake Gannet
A gannet (not Nigel) nests on June 3, 2015. Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images
|Updated:

A gannet that fell in love with a fake concrete bird has died.

Nigel was the first gannet to arrive on Mana Island, New Zealand, after rangers tried to start a colony in 1976.

Related Topics