Moris Gannets are seabirds comprising the genus Morus in the family Sulidae, closely related to boobies.

"Gannet" is derived from Old English ganot meaning "strong or masculine", ultimately from the same Old Germanic root as "gander".

[1] Morus is derived from Ancient Greek μωρός moros "stupid"[2] or "foolish" due to lack of fear shown by breeding gannets and boobies, allowing them to be easily killed.

The cause the decline in species at the end of the Pleistocene is not clear; increased competition due to the spread of marine mammals may have played a role.

[10] Young gannets were historically used as a food source, a tradition still practised in Ness, Scotland, where they are called "guga".

[13][14] The sketch is reprised in Monty Python's Contractual Obligation Album, where the customer (Graham Chapman) says he does not like the gannet because "they wet their nests.

"[15] In Series 1, Episode 3, of The F Word, Gordon Ramsay travels to the northwestern coast of Scotland and is shown how to prepare, cook and eat gannet.