The crazy courtship of the bird with the largest wingspan in the world!

Watch this amazing National Geographic film on the mating habits of Wandering Albatrosses on South Georgia Island.

It came out last month and you can watch it below:



It’s my dream to go there and now even more so! As the video describes one of the biggest threats to Albatrosses is the longline fishing industry. All fisheries and govts around the world must adopt new methods and techniques such as adding lights to ensure the survival of these long lived species. In addition we need to stop using so much plastics which are also killing the birds due to ingestion.



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