Here, the incredible Antipodean wandering albatross which have been foraging over the South Pacific Ocean all winter, return to their home island - where they face arguably their greatest ...

1. The wandering albatross is a feathered giant having the longest wingspan of any bird, at up to 3.5m (11ft)! 2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in ...

The snowy albatross (formerly known as the wandering albatross), which has the largest wingspan of any living bird, has been the subject of extensive research due to its extraordinary migratory ...

Wandering albatrosses – which have the longest wingspan of any birds alive today – are thought to be especially vulnerable. Nesting on the barren islands of South Georgia, they feed their ...

The latest results from samples taken from the islands reveal that the disease has now been detected in the wandering albatross (as at 9 February 2024). Avian Influenza was first detected in the ...

“After an initial suspected case in a brown skua in mid-September 2024, another five suspected cases were found in early November 2024, involving three wandering albatross chicks and two ...

Meet the albatross ocean sentinels who patrol the seas for illegal fishers. The life of a sentinel Wandering albatrosses breed on remote islands around Antarctica. These are usually only ...

The collection includes a wandering albatross displayed behind Victorian glass to showcase its wingspan and the towering skeleton of an ostrich. The birds form part of a wider collection of ...

From Wandering Albatrosses soaring gracefully over the high seas to King Penguins diving to immense depths in search of their next meal, and Northern Gannets nesting on steep cliff faces towering over ...