A nearby colony of lovesick crested auklets are the culprits: Males produce a citrus odor to attract females. And as new research in Behavioral Ecology reveals, it's the strength of their citrusy scent along with the size of their crests that really matters.
— Read more at These Birds Make Their Own Citrus-Scented Cologne at National Geographic.
Smart birds. At an aquarium I visited there was a button on the wall you can press to smell the auklets. They smell like tangerines. It’s amazing.
Oh how cool!!
Wow.
Which aquarium?
Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, CA. 🙂