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Eglish name: Wandering Albatross1
Classification: Procellariformes Diomedeidae
Scientific name: Diomedea exulans
The Wandering Albatross has the longest wingspan of
any bird in the world. Their numbers are declining
because animals who were brought to their habitat
raid their eggs and chicks, and because of accidents
with fish hooks.
Size &Weight (Adult): Body length: 107 to 135 cm. (Source: Doubutsu
Sekai-isan* Red Data Animals Kodansha) (*World Animal
Heritage)
Where they live? They fly in the skies of
Antarctica. When they breed, they move to the islands
slightly north of Antarctica.
What they eat? The Wandering Albatross loves to eat squid. They may
also catch octopus and fish to eat.
What they are like? Male and female Albatross share the burden of
raising their offspring. They take turns hunting for food in the ocean while
the partner stays at the nest to look after the eggs and hatchlings.
Find out more about the Wandering Albatross!
Hatchlings threatened by animals brought by people.The Wandering
Albatross has the longest wingspan of any bird in the
world. This extraordinary wingspan lets them spend
most of their lives in flight. The exception is when they
go into breeding. That is when they move to the slightly
warmer islands than their native habitat in the Antarctic
Ocean. On the islands, they lay eggs and raise their
hatchlings. However, their numbers have declined
because those eggs and hatchlings are attacked by pigs
and other animals that people brought to the islands.
Birds caught on fish hooks?!
Fishing is the main cause for their disappearance. The squid or fish bait on
fish hooks accidentally lures the Wandering Albatross to take a bite, only
to swallow the hook and drown in the ocean. Widespread damage is
caused by fishing because of the heavy fishing boats that spread lines and
lines of fish hooks throughout their habitat. Some fishing boats are taking
measures to prevent birds from accidentally getting caught in their fish
hooks, but the population of Wandering Albatrosses continues to dwindle.
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ALBATROSS
true or false
1. The albatross lives in all continents.
2. The male albatross doesn’t help the female raise their hatchlings.
3. Only males go hunting for food.
4. Diomedea exulans is another species of animal.
5. The albatross has the longest wings of all birds.
6. The number of albatross is increasing.
7. They mainly lay eggs on islands in the Pacific Ocean.
8. They are mostly threatened by people.
9. The albatross is usually attacked by pigs.
10. When they go breeding they go to warmer islands.
11. They mostly live around the Antarctic Ocean.
12. They rarely land.
13. They sometimes eat giant squids.
+1 They can reach the height of a normal adult.