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Little Alcatraz
Little Alcatraz is a small Islet, rock in San Francisco Bay roughly off the Model Industries Building off northwest coast of Alcatraz Island. Due to its proximity to the island it is known by this name, but it was formerly known as Paul Pry Rock due to the steamer ''Paul Pry'' striking it on December 22, 1862, with some 150 men on board. On January 14, 1868, the 700 ton British ship, ''Oliver Cutts'', struck the rock and sank. Since it is submerged at high tides, Little Alcatraz is still routinely struck by small pleasure boats. The rock is often a resting ground for Brandt's cormorants. During the last escape attempt from Alcatraz on December 16, 1962, Darl Lee Parker was found on Little Alcatraz; he couldn't swim. Some members of the South End Rowing Club also refer to the pier west of Municipal Pier/Aquatic Park as "Little Alcatraz" because it was the pier that connected prisoners and goods from San Francisco to Alcatraz. References {{Alcatraz Island Alcatraz Island ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cormorants On Little Alcatraz
Phalacrocoracidae is a family (biology), family of approximately 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags. Several different classifications of the family have been proposed, but in 2021 the International Ornithologists' Union, IOC adopted a consensus taxonomy of seven Genus, genera. The great cormorant (''Phalacrocorax carbo'') and the European shag, common shag (''Gulosus aristotelis'') are the only two species of the family commonly encountered in Britain and Ireland and "cormorant" and "shag" appellations have been later assigned to different species in the family somewhat haphazardly. Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large birds, with body weight in the range of and wing span of . The majority of species have dark feathers. The bill is long, thin and hooked. Their feet have webbing between all four toes. All species are fish-eaters, catching the prey by diving from the surface. They are excellent divers, and under water they propel themselves wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
