Most albatross mate for life, but shy males who avoid confrontation are more likely to be displaced by a more aggressive male, leading to divorce A wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans), also known ...

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 ...

Woods Hole, Mass. (Wed. Nov 30) -- Wandering albatrosses, which are an iconic sight in the Southern Ocean, are highly adapted to long-distance soaring flight. Their wingspan of up to 11 feet is the ...

According to a new finding in October’s Proceedings of the National Association of Sciences USA, this seabird navigates using sounds below our thresholds for hearing. For Science, Quickly, I’m Joseph ...

The waved albatross is the largest bird in the Galapagos, according to the Galapagos Conservation Trust. It’s named for a ...

Wandering albatrosses have long been considered exceptional creatures. They can fly 8.5 million kilometres during their lifetimes – the equivalent of flying to the Moon and back more than ten times.

A new study has found that wandering albatrosses with older partners spend less time on foraging trips than those with more sprightly partners presumably so that their mate has a shorter wait without ...

An island halfway between South Africa and Antarctica, where half of the world’s wandering albatrosses breed, is under threat from a fast-spreading strain of bird flu. High pathogenicity avian ...

Researchers demonstrate a clear connection between personality in wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) and the likelihood of divorce. Though the link between personality and relationship outcomes in ...

A new study by the University of Liverpool provides the first evidence that wandering albatrosses, one of the widest-ranging seabirds, may use infrasound to help them navigate long and featureless ...

Mice are gnawing on adult wandering albatrosses causing injuries that later lead to their deaths. The discovery in April on Marion Island, in the southern Indian Ocean, where 25% of the global ...

Albatrosses fitted with tiny radar-detecting trackers can help spot fishing vessels that have gone “dark” by turning off their AIS onboard tracking systems, a new study has found. Over a six-month ...