2006-11-30 15:36:35 · 9 answers · asked by wild 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
its a large and big bird
:> peace
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2006-12-04 15:05:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross
Albatrosses, of the biological family Diomedeidae, are large seabirds allied to the procellariids, storm-petrels and diving-petrels in the order Procellariiformes (the tubenoses). They range widely in the Southern Ocean and the North Pacific. They are absent from the North Atlantic, although fossil remains show they once occurred there too. Albatrosses are amongst the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses (genus Diomedea) have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. The albatrosses are usually regarded as falling into four genera, but there is disagreement over the number of species.
Albatrosses are highly efficient in the air, using dynamic soaring and slope soaring to cover great distances with little exertion. They feed on squid, fish and krill by either scavenging, surface seizing or diving. Albatrosses are colonial, nesting for the most part on remote oceanic islands, often with several species nesting together. Pair bonds between males and females form over several years, with the use of ritualised dances, and will last for the life of the pair. A breeding season can take over a year from laying to fledging, with a single egg laid in each breeding attempt.
2006-11-30 15:39:23 · answer #2 · answered by rboatright 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Albatross is a sea bird found mostly in the Pacific Ocean area. They have very long wings with a wing span of 75-80 inches. They are expert fliers but rather ungainly on the ground. Their nickname is gooney bird.
2006-11-30 15:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by M31 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An albatross is a large marine bird.
2006-11-30 15:38:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
An albatross is the white bird in the movie "Finding Nemo"
2006-11-30 15:39:27 · answer #5 · answered by Chris 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Albatross is a large ocean going bird..
Said to be bad luck to kill one...
2006-11-30 15:47:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
large and white sea-faring birds. they spend most of their lives migrating, but on set dates meet up with their mates at predetermined locations.
they mate for life! its so great :)
(I saw a pair when I went to the Galapagos Islands)
2006-11-30 15:52:47 · answer #7 · answered by inapickleoveryou 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You probably mean "albatross". It is a large bird.
2006-11-30 15:38:21 · answer #8 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Albatross&btnG=Search+Images
2006-11-30 15:46:18 · answer #9 · answered by halicon2000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋