they come ashore only to breed otherwise the albatross spins its life on the wing
the albatross spins its life on the wing
the albatross spins its life on the wing efficiently designed to ride wind born
efficiently designed to ride wind born
efficiently designed to ride wind born currents of air some will clock a
currents of air some will clock a
currents of air some will clock a million and a half miles in air travel
million and a half miles in air travel
million and a half miles in air travel over a lifetime when it’s time to come
over a lifetime when it’s time to come
over a lifetime when it’s time to come home to roost they prefer out-of-the-way
home to roost they prefer out-of-the-way
home to roost they prefer out-of-the-way Highlands to find the National
Highlands to find the National
Highlands to find the National Geographic photographer Franz Lonnie
Geographic photographer Franz Lonnie
Geographic photographer Franz Lonnie trek to the far reaches of sub and artic
trek to the far reaches of sub and artic
trek to the far reaches of sub and artic campbell island off New Zealand here he
campbell island off New Zealand here he
campbell island off New Zealand here he gets a glimpse of their protracted
gets a glimpse of their protracted
gets a glimpse of their protracted courtship
young birds crowd the beach like excited
young birds crowd the beach like excited teens of shopping mall
summer on solid land for the first time
summer on solid land for the first time in years the most successful are shy
in years the most successful are shy
in years the most successful are shy about showing off their assets flawless
about showing off their assets flawless
about showing off their assets flawless wings and healthy plumage the birds have
wings and healthy plumage the birds have
wings and healthy plumage the birds have very little fear for humans because they
very little fear for humans because they
very little fear for humans because they never see any human beings in the course
never see any human beings in the course
never see any human beings in the course of their lives
of their lives
of their lives and that means I can get very close I
and that means I can get very close I
and that means I can get very close I love being close to these birds you know
love being close to these birds you know
love being close to these birds you know they’re so magnificent and their
they’re so magnificent and their
they’re so magnificent and their behavior is so extravagant finding the
behavior is so extravagant finding the
behavior is so extravagant finding the correct mane is vital
correct mane is vital
correct mane is vital both parents raised the chick and they
both parents raised the chick and they
both parents raised the chick and they will bear only one chick every two to
will bear only one chick every two to
will bear only one chick every two to three years this slow rate of
three years this slow rate of
three years this slow rate of reproduction makes the albatross
reproduction makes the albatross
reproduction makes the albatross extremely vulnerable to disruptions and
extremely vulnerable to disruptions and
extremely vulnerable to disruptions and now conservationists warned that 1724
now conservationists warned that 1724
now conservationists warned that 1724 albatross species are facing extinction
one major problem commercial fishing
one major problem commercial fishing hungry sea birds snatch at bait attached
hungry sea birds snatch at bait attached
hungry sea birds snatch at bait attached to hooks and are pulled to their deaths
to hooks and are pulled to their deaths
to hooks and are pulled to their deaths some estimated 100,000 of the sea birds
some estimated 100,000 of the sea birds
some estimated 100,000 of the sea birds are killed each year these parts are so
are killed each year these parts are so
are killed each year these parts are so magnificent and yet very few people know
magnificent and yet very few people know
magnificent and yet very few people know about their lives because albatrosses
about their lives because albatrosses
about their lives because albatrosses are always out there in the middle of
are always out there in the middle of
are always out there in the middle of the open oceans and there’s this tragedy
the open oceans and there’s this tragedy
the open oceans and there’s this tragedy that has been unfolding the conflict
that has been unfolding the conflict
that has been unfolding the conflict between fisheries and albatrosses has
between fisheries and albatrosses has
between fisheries and albatrosses has taken the lives of literally hundreds of
taken the lives of literally hundreds of
taken the lives of literally hundreds of thousands of these seabirds
a long way from the sub-antarctic
a long way from the sub-antarctic another species of albatross gather on
another species of albatross gather on
another species of albatross gather on the northwest Hawaiian Islands
fletchling’s are preparing to launch
fletchling’s are preparing to launch into the world and support a variety of
into the world and support a variety of
into the world and support a variety of embarrassing adolescent Mohawks the
embarrassing adolescent Mohawks the
embarrassing adolescent Mohawks the youngsters are learning to fly with very
youngsters are learning to fly with very
youngsters are learning to fly with very success every morning thousands of them
success every morning thousands of them
success every morning thousands of them come to this Beach to learn how to fly
come to this Beach to learn how to fly
come to this Beach to learn how to fly at the shoreline it looks like a scene
at the shoreline it looks like a scene
at the shoreline it looks like a scene from New Jersey
some of the inexperienced birds don’t
some of the inexperienced birds don’t clean enough oil under their feathers
clean enough oil under their feathers
clean enough oil under their feathers and become waterlogged
these islands are off-limits to most
these islands are off-limits to most humans the National Geographic is here
humans the National Geographic is here
humans the National Geographic is here with researchers so the exhausted birds
with researchers so the exhausted birds
with researchers so the exhausted birds have a rare helping hand biologist Scott
have a rare helping hand biologist Scott
have a rare helping hand biologist Scott Shafer tagged some of the youngsters in
Shafer tagged some of the youngsters in
Shafer tagged some of the youngsters in an effort to discover the dangers they
an effort to discover the dangers they
an effort to discover the dangers they face when they leave the beach when they
face when they leave the beach when they
face when they leave the beach when they leave the asshole they leave with no
leave the asshole they leave with no
leave the asshole they leave with no guidance from adults and so everything
guidance from adults and so everything
guidance from adults and so everything they see whether it’s a moving fish in
they see whether it’s a moving fish in
they see whether it’s a moving fish in the water is going to be new to them and
the water is going to be new to them and
the water is going to be new to them and so to be able to understand what they
so to be able to understand what they
so to be able to understand what they might do when they first learn to corage
might do when they first learn to corage
might do when they first learn to corage with the amazing many scientists have
with the amazing many scientists have
with the amazing many scientists have trouble catching the subjects of their
trouble catching the subjects of their
trouble catching the subjects of their study scott has the opposite problem one
study scott has the opposite problem one
study scott has the opposite problem one curious specimen takes an exploratory
curious specimen takes an exploratory
curious specimen takes an exploratory nip
fortunately there may yet be hope for
fortunately there may yet be hope for these beautiful birds nearby fishermen
these beautiful birds nearby fishermen
these beautiful birds nearby fishermen are learning new ways to drop hooks so
are learning new ways to drop hooks so
are learning new ways to drop hooks so that the albatrosses can’t snatch a
that the albatrosses can’t snatch a
that the albatrosses can’t snatch a debate before it sinks beneath the waves
debate before it sinks beneath the waves
debate before it sinks beneath the waves as a result the fleet has killed an
as a result the fleet has killed an
as a result the fleet has killed an estimated 97% fewer birds in the past 10
estimated 97% fewer birds in the past 10
estimated 97% fewer birds in the past 10 years conservationists hope to make
years conservationists hope to make
years conservationists hope to make these simple methods an international
these simple methods an international
these simple methods an international standard
with luck and care
with luck and care the Albatross may continue to soar
the Albatross may continue to soar
the Albatross may continue to soar across the world’s oceans and raise new
across the world’s oceans and raise new
across the world’s oceans and raise new generations to come
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