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The Albatross

The Waved Albatross is one of the largest of the flying birds, with a wingspan of more than 7'. Almost all of the world's population of the Waved Albatross, breed in the Galapagos islands, and it is the only Albatross located in the tropics.
The mating ritual of the Waved Albatross
The mating ritual of the Waved Albatross		 g4/28/417028/3/143889365.fnhvumvX.jpg g4/28/417028/3/143889366.O3zpm2mT.jpg g4/28/417028/3/143889367.bnqxpZb4.jpg
The Waved Albatross and the Blue-footed Boobie sharing the same breeding grounds
The Waved Albatross and the Blue-footed Boobie sharing the same breeding grounds		 g4/28/417028/3/143889369.wiBxjmHj.jpg An abandoned Albatross egg
An abandoned Albatross egg		 Reving up engines for take off
Reving up engines for take off
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The nesting grounds
The nesting grounds		 g4/28/417028/3/143889378.D1lzL4qJ.jpg g4/28/417028/3/143889379.f1gchgqE.jpg

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