Avian influenza identified in six bird species on Marion Island
The deaths of adult seabirds are of great concern as most species only start to breed at 3 to 10 years of age, and most ...
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5 animals that travel across the world without taking a break including humpback whales, monarch butterflies, and others
The wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), with a wingspan reaching 11 feet (3.4 meters), is among the most efficient bird fliers on the planet. These birds travel up to 560 miles (900 km ...
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By-catch scientific research identifies danger areas for wandering albatrosses
Adult albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) courting at Bird Island, South Georgia. Over half of wandering albatrosses breeding on Bird Island, South Georgia, in the sub-Antarctic, encounter fishing ...
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Evidence for olfactory search in wandering albatross, Diomedea exulans
Wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans) forage over thousands of square kilometers of open ocean for patchily distributed live prey and carrion. These birds have large olfactory bulbs and respond to ...