Atlantic Puffins were once almost extinct from Maine’s coast, their only native habitat in the United States. But after the ...

This story appears in the June 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine. Here they come, wings beating like a manic pulse, bodies a blur of black and white, a flash of orange from beaks ...

Atlantic puffins’ beaks are more reminiscent of birds that live in the rainforest than on chilly cliffs. Bright orange or red, with blue and white streaks, it’s obvious why they’ve been ...

Native to the North Atlantic, they use their wings as underwater flippers, reaching speeds of up to 55 miles per hour in flight. Puffins use their wings not just for flying but as underwater flippers, ...