They were rescued separately, one trapped between cargo containers on a ship into Long Beach, the other in the middle of the desert, but two rare albatrosses were released together Thursday afternoon ...

View more articles tagged as The Albatross Task Force: reducing albatross deaths by 99% View more articles tagged as Species As with many of the world’s albatross species, bycatch from fisheries is a ...

Researchers used biologging technology to analyse movements, activity patterns and eating habits of two species of Southern Ocean albatrosses to see how they responded to extreme weather. The study ...

Hawaii is home to Laysan albatrosses, with many same-sex pairs observed among them. Albatrosses feed on squid, fish, and krill. They use their sharp beaks to snatch prey from the ocean surface, often ...

When it comes to fidelity, birds fit the bill: Over 90 percent of all bird species are monogamous and — mostly — stay faithful, perhaps none more famously than the majestic albatross. Albatross ...

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Regina Barber and Aaron Scott of Short Wave about albatrosses' impressive navigational abilities, fossilized ocean worms and an upcoming meteor shower. Time now for our ...

Many once believed that albatrosses embodied the souls of lost sailors and possess magical qualities that can be harnessed to aid in healing. To harm an albatross was a harbinger of the sea’s wrath.

Samantha Patrick works for the University of Liverpool. Monogamy is widespread among birds and it is well known that many seabird species mate for life. Famous examples include charismatic penguins ...

There is love. And then there's albatross love. In his new book, The Thing With Feathers, Noah Strycker says albatrosses have a knack for coupling. "These globe trotters, who mate for life and are ...

The Wandering Albatross, the world's largest flying bird has a wing span of up to 3.5 metres and can travel several thousand kilometres across the sea on a single journey. But these powerful birds are ...

Albatrosses do not fall in love the way humans do. When the birds couple up, it’s almost always for keeps. Their lives start lonely—albatross parents lay only one egg at a time, and may leave their ...

Scientists have attached radar detectors to seabirds in the Indian Ocean, and the birds have unearthed shocking statistics about illegal fishing. Researchers working in the far south of the Indian ...