The world's oldest known seabird is expecting—again
The world's oldest known seabird is expecting—again.
Ecology
Dec 9, 2016
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News tagged with albatross
Oldest known seabird is back at Midway Atoll near Hawaii
Federal wildlife officials say the world's oldest known seabird has returned to Midway Atoll.
Ecology
Nov 26, 2015
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Powerful animal tracking system helps research take flight
Call it a bird's eye view of migration. Scientists are taking a fresh look at animal movement with a big data approach that combines GPS tracking data with satellite weather and terrain information.
Ecology
Jul 3, 2013
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Saving the best for last: Wandering albatrosses' last push for successful parenting
Romanticised in poetry, the wandering albatross is famed for its enormous wing-span and long life. The bird can often live to 50 years and beyond.
Ecology
Mar 13, 2013
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Study uncovers albatross fishing grounds
(Phys.org) —A new model can predict the location of the most important fishing grounds for the black-browed albatross, helping conservationists to protect this endangered species.
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2013
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At age 62, albatross hatches a chick
The world's oldest-known wild bird-a 62-year-old albatross on Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean-is also a new mother.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2013
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HP investor sues company for handling of 2 deals
Hewlett-Packard now has a legal headache to compound its misery as the company tries to recover from a series of setbacks that have hammered its stock price and raised doubts about its future.
Business
Nov 27, 2012
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Albatross 'dynamic soaring' achieved by repeated curve-altitude oscillation
Albatrosses leverage the energy of the wind to fly with essentially no mechanical cost to themselves, very rarely flapping their wings, and new work published Sep. 5 in the open access journal PLOS ONE offers insight into ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 5, 2012
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Filmmaker sounds alarm over ocean of plastic
On Midway atoll in the North Pacific, dozens of young albatross lie dead on the sand, their stomachs filled with cigarette lighters, toy soldiers and other small plastic objects their parents have mistaken for food.
Environment
Feb 2, 2012
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New models may reduce seabird bycatch
Tens of thousands of albatrosses and other far-ranging seabirds are killed each year after they become caught in longline fishing gear. Innovative new models developed by a Duke University-led research team may help reduce ...
Ecology
Apr 4, 2011
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