Gliding for hours over the Southern Ocean without a single flap, the wandering albatross owns a superlative that no other living bird can match. Its outstretched wings can span roughly three and a ...

Above the wind-battered waters of the Southern Ocean, a bird with the largest wingspan on Earth can stay airborne for hours ...

Albatross have fascinating beaks. Unlike most other birds, they have a "compound" beak made of multiple pieces of keratin. Albatross spend most of their lives at sea, so they have adapted to drink ...

The Laysan albatross is a gull-like albatross that makes its home in the North Pacific, particularly the Hawaiian islands. Despite having a six-foot wingspan, its actually on the smaller side for an ...

The Laysan Albatross is the world’s oldest known banded wild bird. ‘Wisdom’ has been using the same nest site area for over ...

The wandering albatross is the poster bird for avian monogamy. The graceful glider is known to mate for life, partnering up with the same bird to breed, season after season, between long flights at ...

For this elder albatross — and new mother — the name “Wisdom” is well-earned. At 75 years old (at least), she may be no spring chicken, but this Laysan albatross of the north Pacific has lived through ...

I remember the first albatross I ever saw. I was on a small boat a few miles off the coast of New Zealand. As the bird sailed past, gliding on the wind, it skimmed low over the waves, the tip of one ...