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Endangered Species--4--Amsterdam Albatross

Dawnsummer @misunderstood_zombie (8765) • United States 13 Dec 17

This bird is very close to extinction, and if things don't change for them they could disappear in less than 10 years. One factor to their low numbers is long line fishing. Albatrosses swoop down to catch their fish and get...

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Albatross: An Unusual Bird

Alice Henry @IreneVincent (15960) • United States 8 Feb 16

How long can an Albatross live? According to my research, they have been known to live more than sixty years, at least. On Midway Island, I read that an albatross that was banded to keep track of her age and flights is reported...

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Poisoned by plastic!

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43897) • Cambridge, England 25 Aug 08

Well, of course, it isn't your plastic waste I'm talking about! Even if you live near the ocean or sail on it, I'm sure that you never threw away a plastic wrapper or a plastic water bottle or any of the other junk...

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Piles of trash twice the size of texas, in our oceans?

xXxMikesWifeyxXx @xXxMikesWifeyxXx (3072) • United States 29 Jun 08

The albatross chick jumped to its feet, eyes alert and focused. At 5 months, it stood 18 inches tall and was fully feathered except for the fuzz that fringed its head. All attitude, the chick straightened up and clacked its beak...

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Has anyone visited Dunedin, in New Zealand, and gone to see the albatross colony

mcrowl @mcrowl (1050) • New Zealand 30 Mar 07

The colony is just one of the many attractions in this city. The albatrosses live and breed on the tip of the Otago peninsula, about twenty minutes drive from the main city.

What is the Biggest Seabird?

jasjon @jasjon (252) • Philippines 8 Dec 06

The Northern Royal Albatross (Diomedea epomophora sanfordi) with a wing span 3 metres, flight speed up to 115 km/h. 80% of life spent at sea. White body, black on backs of wings. Feeds on surface shoaling fish and squid. Male and...

What bird r u?

tareqfayyad @tareqfayyad (1674) • United States 15 Nov 06

Mine is Albatross "Has a tendency to have a mind that wanders, but when in search of a particular goal, will travel great lengths to achieve it. Occasionally, the albatross may become caught up in things it shouldn't when not...