| − | Auks are known to take small fish, shellfish, worms, and crustaceans, but the principle prey is fish. Prey is taken in deep water, and several species usually hunt the same fishing area. Little to no competition occurs between the birds within the area, as they strike at differing sizes and types of prey; a puffin with catch small fish no more than two inches in length, while a larger murre with catch those fish double the size. | + | Auks are known to take small fish, shellfish, worms, and crustaceans, but the principal prey is fish. Prey is taken in deep water, and several species usually hunt the same fishing area. Little to no competition occurs between the birds within the area, as they strike at differing sizes and types of prey; a puffin with catch small fish no more than two inches in length, while a larger murre with catch those fish double the size. |