Step 1 : Introduction to the question "6. Great auks spent most of their lives at sea. However, why did they come ashore for two months every year? "
...1. to search for fresh water 2. to rest 3. to lay eggs 4. to hunt for food Great auks lived approximately ten months of each year in the water, where they were relatively safe. However, in May and June of each year great auks had to come ashore to mate and then lay eggs. Both female and male auks participated in the incubation of the eggs. After the babies were born, both parents continued to nurture the chicks for about three weeks. Human hunters often plundered the eggs and then slaughtered the parent birds in order to get their feathers.
