Tag Archives: albatross

Oldest bird is new mom

By Allison Bohac / February 26, 2013
Wisdom, an albatross who is estimated to be 62 years old, tends to her newly hatched chick. She is the oldest known wild bird. Credit: John Klavitter/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service

At 62, albatross hatches a healthy chick

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Math for hungry birds

By Stephen Ornes / May 19, 2012
Scientists have found that when albatrosses forage for food, their flight path looks like a mathematical pattern called a fractal. Credit: Coedekoven/SWFSC/NOAA

Seabird traces patterns while searching for food

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