Albatrosses are among the largest seabirds. The "great albatrosses," the wandering and royal albatrosses, have the widest wingspans—ten feet or more—of any living bird. These are the birds of ...

Over half of wandering albatrosses breeding on Bird Island, South Georgia, in the sub-Antarctic, encounter fishing vessels when feeding, putting them at risk of being accidentally caught or killed ...

A northern royal albatross holds the record for flight in a single day, flying over 1,000 miles in a day. The normal wandering albatross leaves it’s nest to feed and gather food for its chick ...

Of the 1,900 wandering albatross chicks born on the island in 2024, some 150 have died and adult brown skuas, king penguins, giant petrels and sooty albatrosses have also been affected, according ...

1. The wandering albatross is a feathered giant having the longest wingspan of any bird, at up to 3.5m (11ft)! 2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in ...

Here, the incredible Antipodean wandering albatross which have been foraging over the South Pacific Ocean all winter, return to their home island - where they face arguably their greatest ...

The latest results from samples taken from the islands reveal that the disease has now been detected in the wandering albatross (as at 9 February 2024). Avian Influenza was first detected in the ...

Hawaii is home to Laysan albatrosses, with many same-sex pairs observed among them. Albatrosses feed on squid, fish, and krill. They use their sharp beaks to snatch prey from the ocean surface ...

From Wandering Albatrosses soaring gracefully over the high seas to King Penguins diving to immense depths in search of their next meal, and Northern Gannets nesting on steep cliff faces towering over ...

A northern royal albatross holds the record for flight in a single day, flying over 1,000 miles in a day. The normal wandering albatross leaves it’s nest to feed and gather food for its chick for more ...