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Albatross - Wikipedia The name "Albatross" is derived from the Arabic al-qādūs القادوس or al-ḡaṭṭās الغطاس (a pelican; literally, "the diver"), which travelled to English via the Portuguese form Alcatraz القطرس ("gannet"), which is also the origin of the name of the former prison Alcatraz The Oxford English Dictionary notes that the word Alcatraz was originally applied to the frigatebird
8 Amazing Albatross Facts - Treehugger Russell McLendon is a science writer with expertise in the natural environment, humans, and wildlife He holds degrees in journalism and environmental anthropology An albatross is a large
Albatross | Largest Seabird, Migration Conservation | Britannica albatross, (family Diomedeidae), any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes) Because of their tameness on land, many albatrosses are known by the common names mollymawk (from the Dutch for “foolish gull”) and gooney Albatrosses are among the most spectacular gliders of all birds, able to stay aloft in windy
22 Types of Albatross: Species, Facts and Photos - TRVST 1 Snowy Albatross (Diomedea exulans)Photo by JJ Harrison on Wikimedia Commons licensed under CC BY-SA 3 0 (Cropped from original) The Snowy albatross, also called the White-winged albatross or goonie, is genuinely an impressive bird Boasting the longest wingspan of any living bird, it typically measures between 8 feet 3 inches and 12 feet
Great albatross - Wikipedia The great albatrosses are seabirds in the genus Diomedea in the albatross family The genus Diomedea formerly included all albatrosses except the sooty albatrosses, but in 1996 the genus was split, with the mollymawks and the North Pacific albatrosses both being elevated to separate genera [1]The great albatrosses themselves form two species complexes, the wandering and Amsterdam albatrosses
Albatrosses: Facts about the biggest flying birds | Live Science The biggest flying bird in the world can go for years without touching land, has complicated, comical mating dances that take years to learn, and might even help scientists track down illegal
World Albatross Day: The Life and Challenges of an Albatross Albatrosses are impressive, long-lived birds that cover huge distances across oceans! From chicks to migrating adults, we can tackle the threats facing these birds This story starts, as with all birds, with a bill tapping on eggshell Tentative at first, then determined After two days’ exertion
Albatrosses | National Geographic An albatross aloft can be a spectacular sight These feathered giants have the longest wingspan of any bird—up to 11 feet! The wandering albatross is the biggest of some two dozen different species
Albatross guide: species facts, diet, threats they face - and their . . . Spending most of their lives at sea and covering vast distances, little was known about these elusive seabirds until relatively recently Find out more about albatrosses in this expert guide from the RSPB, including the threats they face, and their outlook for the future