The black-and-white photographs of Laysan albatross were taken as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey, 1965-1967. The photographs depict Laysan albatross standing on beach, feeding a chick, ...
Big birds live longer than small birds. Albatrosses, with their 10-foot wingspans and beaks the size of an Idaho potato, may live for a hundred years. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross banded in 1956 when ...
The black and white photographs document field work completed during the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey Program, June and October, 1966. The captions on the reverse side list negative number, ...
As long-lived predators at the top of the marine food chain, albatrosses accumulate toxic contaminants such as PCBs, DDT, and mercury in their bodies. A new study has found dramatic differences in ...