Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) pair. This is a non-breeding pair with the male at right. As a chick takes ten months to rear, breeding only ta

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Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) pair. This is a non-breeding pair with the male at right. As a chick takes ten months to rear, breeding only takes place every two years. Wandering albatross pairs bond for life during a courtship ritual and return to the same place to breed and renew bonds. Their wings can span 3 metres, allowing them to soar on the winds of the southern oceans, flying many hundreds of kilometres. They feed at night by floating on the sea surface and reaching down to capture their prey, mostly squid. Photographed on Bird Island, South Georgia, southern Atlantic Ocean.

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