Inca Tern

 Since yesterday was another scary thing, I'll tell you about something fun today. 

Meet the Inca Tern-- and, before anyone objects, it is Inca, not Incan. That picture is from Just Birding below. 

This one is from the Lincoln Park Zoo. 

And this one is from American Bird Conservatory

This bird has a mustache better than 90% of human mustaches, and earned it the nickname of being the Poirot Bird. And, this mustache exists for one of the same reasons that men grow out theirs-- more impressive mustaches get these terns mates. The longer and better looking the mustache, the healthier they are and the more likely they are to get mates. 

These awesomely mustached birds live in the same area that the Incan Empire once ruled, which is where they got their name, and they're actually somewhat unique for not migrating away from there much. They're considered at risk of becoming endangered because they eat fish, along with a lot of other animals around there, and they're small enough that they have a lot of predators coming after them and their eggs. 

To cheer you up from that some though, here's a picture of a young tern from Just Birding, because isn't he adorable?

And if that didn't cheer you up enough, these guys' call sounds like a grumpy cat, and they're known to cackle. 

Ok, so, you've got enough awesomeness about them. If you want specifics like size, where they are exactly, and so on, there are a lot of links below. Most of them are zoos, but still. I mostly wanted to tell you about the mustaches. Aren't they cool? 

Sources:

Just Birding-- 27 facts about the Inca Tern

Louisville Zoo-- Inca Tern

Oregon Zoo- Inca Tern

El Paso Zoo- Inca Tern

Cincinnati Zoo- Inca Tern

eBird-- Inca Tern (Go here for the sounds of an Inca Tern)

American Bird Conservancy-- Inca Tern

Lincoln Park Zoo-- Inca Tern