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Rookery - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Cradle, Dump, Hatchery, Hole, Incubator, Nest, Nursery, Pigpen, Slum, Stable, Sty, Tenement, Warren
A sea lion rookery at Monterey, California

Birds

A rookery is a nesting colony of birds The term is especially connected with crows, and the rook, a bird similar to a crow, but smaller.

Marine mammals

A beach or similar location for the birthing and subsequent nursing and breeding of marine mammals such as the seal, sea lion, and walrus.

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