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	Albatross - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Numbers of albatrosses have declined in the past due to harvesting for feathers, but today the albatrosses are threatened by introduced species such as rats and feral cats that attack eggs, chicks and nesting adults; by pollution; a serious decline in fish stocks in many regions largely due to overfishing, and by long-line fishing.
		Albatrosses are very long lived; most species survive upwards of 50 years, the oldest recorded being a Northern Royal Albatross that was ringed as an adult and survived for another 51 years, giving it an estimated age of 61.
		It is from the former poem that the usage of albatross as a metaphor is derived; someone with a burden or obstacle is said to have 'an albatross around their neck', the punishment given in the poem to the mariner who killed the albatross.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albatross (5656 words)

	Short-Tailed Albatross - Bagheera (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In the 19th century, the short-tailed albatross was common in the north Pacific.
		Albatross are so beautiful in the air that superstitious sailors believed they were the reincarnated spirits of dead sailors who were searching the oceans for their lost friends.
		Albatross chicks and eggs are easy prey cats and rats who pluck them from their ground nests.
	www.bagheera.com /inthewild/van_anim_albatros.htm (895 words)

	Audubon: Albatross Wanderings
		The Laysan albatross closest to the barracks where I'm staying is a female with a satellite transmitter on her back; I've begun referring to her as Amelia.
		Albatrosses eat just about anything they can swallow or hook their bills into, and for millions of years, this behavior served them well.
		Through the 1980s and into the '90s, hungry albatrosses found a lot of dead fish and squid tangled in driftnets, which were 30 to 40 miles long and hung down 40 feet into the ocean.
	magazine.audubon.org /features0101/albatross.html (4017 words)

	WWF-NZ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		No other country is home to so many albatross species, and this is why WWF New Zealand is campaigning to protect albatrosses from their biggest threats, long line and trawl fishing in the Southern Ocean.
		But it is known that the Gibson's albatross population is in decline - counts made in 1973 and 1997 on Adams Island indicate a 63% decline over 24 years; and the Salvin's albatross population has decreased by 35% in the past 20 years.
		Albatrosses have the highest number of endangered species of any bird family - of the 24 species of albatross, 21 have declining populations.
	www.wwf.org.nz /conservation/albatross.cfm (1271 words)

	THE ALBATROSS 46 DAY WORLD CIRCUMNAVIGATION \| OCEAN CONSERVATION AND THE NATURAL ENVIRONMENT - SOLAR NAVIGATOR WORLD ...
		Grey-headed albatrosses have a wingspan of 220 centimetres (7ft 3ins).
		Albatrosses are able to fly for hours, and maybe even days, without flapping their wings, because they have a neat trick that grabs energy from wind.
		Most of the world's albatrosses (10 of 14 species and 19 of 23 taxa) are in the southern hemisphere, ranging primarily in subantarctic waters and (for a variety of species) moving north along the west coast of South America in the cold Humboldt Current.
	www.solarnavigator.net /albatross_circumnavigation.htm (3029 words)

	Albatross - Wildlife of Antarctica - Antarctic Connection (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Albatross mortality is high in the first year, but those which survive often surpass 50 years, making them one of the most well-travelled animals in the world.
		Albatrosses are supreme gliders; with modified wings to maximize the updrafts and thermals over the open ocean.
		Albatrosses are best observed during rough weather, when high waves create strong uplifting air currents, enabling them to remain aloft with hardly a wing beat for hours on end.
	www.antarcticconnection.com /antarctic/wildlife/birds/albatross.shtml (587 words)

	Albatross Fact Sheet
		Albatrosses are part of the ‘tube-nose’ family of seabirds.
		Albatrosses usually breed for the first time when they are about 10 years old – this is old for a bird.
		Because albatrosses depend on the wind to fly and sailors depend on the wind to sail the albatross became a good omen to sailors.
	www.kcc.org.nz /birds/albatross.asp (748 words)

	DPIWE - Shy Albatross
		The Shy Albatross is unique to Tasmania, breeding exclusively on three offshore islands: Albatross Island in the north, and Pedra Branca and the Mewstone in the south.
		Albatrosses are one of the most threatened seabird groups in the world – a total of 21 out of 24 species of albatross are considered threatened under IUCN criteria.
		Albatross are very slow to mature (some species take up to ten years before breeding) and they have a very low reproductive output of a single egg every one or two years, depending upon species.
	www.dpiwe.tas.gov.au /inter.nsf/WebPages/BHAN-54GW45?open (507 words)

	Black-browed Albatross
		The Black-browed Albatross (Diomedea melanophris), known in the Falkland Islands as the Mollymawk, is found all around the southern oceans between 25' and 60' S. The Falkland Islands hold over 85% of the global population and are the most important breeding station in the world for this species.
		Albatrosses are a member of the group of seabirds known generally as 'petrels', sometimes 'tubenoses'.
		Black-browed albatrosses may be seen throughout the year in Falkland waters, but return to their rookeries on land in September.
	www.falklandsconservation.com /wildlife/species_reports/albatross.html (431 words)

	Arctic Studies Center
		The Laysan Albatross breeds on isolated islands in the central Pacific Ocean, but is found throughout the northern oceans during all times of the year.
		Laysan Albatrosses are among the largest of all flying birds, having a wingspread greater than 2m (6 ft), but weighing only 10 kg (22 lbs).
		Once hatched, albatrosses will return to land only to breed, the rest of their life is spent at sea.
	www.mnh.si.edu /arctic/html/albatross.html (168 words)

	Black-browed Albatross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Of the 13 kinds of albatross, the fl-browed albatross is one of the smallest.
		Despite being called "gooneys" or "mollymawks" by sailors because of their clutsy landings, albatrosses are amazing and beautiful in the sky.
		The fl-browed albatross lives a roaming life over the sea, flying thousands of kilometers before setting foot on land, so being an excellent and efficient flyer is a must.
	www.pbs.org /kratts/world/ant/albatross (310 words)

	Albatrosses at Work
		Albatross parents catch and swallow their prey at sea, then fly back to the nest.
		Albatrosses are predatory and they bring food to their young in the nest, so it is not a surprise that they have a small clutch size.
		The bigger albatrosses lay bigger eggs; it's more or less correct to say that the mass (weight) of the egg is about 8% of the female's body mass.
	www.wfu.edu /albatross/atwork/atwork.htm (1091 words)

	ALBATROSS I
		ALBATROSS I was designed by the noted hydrofoil designer Helmut Koch, who moved to the USA from his native Chile in 1955.
		The ALBATROSS I could become fully foilborne after a run of only 500', and on foils, her draft was only 2' 6" as opposed to 6' 6" when floating on the hull.
		On that run, the ALBATROSS I had to stop to rescue the elderly movie mogul Samuel Goldwyn and party from a disabled cruiser, then stop again to report to the Coast Guard, during which, her skipper fell overboard.
	www.foils.org /albatross.htm (2103 words)

	Albatross page
		It has been estimated that 5 million albatross were killed here from 1887-1902; a volcano in 1902 wiped out the village of the plume hunters (some have considered this poetic justice...).
		Of course, most of the world's albatrosses (10 of 14 species and 19 of 23 taxa) are in the southern hemisphere, ranging primarily in subantarctic waters and (for a variety of species) moving north along the west coast of South America in the cold Humboldt Current.
		A list of the proposed new sequence of albatross, with all these splits and their distribution, is on-line here (search on "albatross" when the site comes up).
	www.montereybay.com /creagrus/albatrosses.html (1065 words)

	The Short-Tailed Albatross (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This is quite fitting for the albatross, given its physical appearance and the fact that, although it migrates across a huge range to many coastlines, it has been known throughout history to only breed on small isolated islands.
		Another reason the albatross can soar for hundreds of miles at a time is due to the fact that they have mastered the art of dynamic soaring.
		Albatrosses are a ground-nesting bird which is largely the reason why the Short-tailed Albatrosses were so easily clubbed and killed for their feathers back in the late 1800s and early 1900s
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/m/x/mxc507/monograph.htm (2369 words)

	We Alaskans 3/14/99
		A huge, lumbering bird on land, in the air the albatross is one of nature's most-perfect gliders.
		The short-tailed albatross, Phoebastria albatrus, is also known as the coastal albatross, the golden gooney and Steller's albatross (named for naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller).
		In her report, Majewski said she positively identified one of the birds as a short-tailed albatross before it fell from the line and sank.
	www.adn.com /adn/weak/wearkive/we990314.htm (3711 words)

	Laysan Albatross, Kaena Point, Oahu Hawaii
		An albatross in flight can be so perfectly attuned to wind conditions that it may not flap its wings for hours, or even for days, as it can sleep
		Albatross can be seen nesting at Ka'ena Point, by binoculars on a classic sailing vessel (we don't want to disturb them!) during the winter months.
		On a per acre basis, Laysan Island may be the extinction capital of the United States.
	www.sailhawaii.com /alba.html (347 words)

	albatross1
		The Albatross was also rigged as a brigantine and carried the following sails: mainsail, gaff-topsail, foresail, fore trysail, foretop-sail, foretop-gallant sail, fore staysail, jib, and flying jib.
		Since the Albatross was especially designed for deep-sea dredging, the dredging equipment was one of her most interesting features.
		The Albatross was built as a result of discoveries made by the Fish Commission vessel Flsh Hawk in New England waters and the first five years of the Albatross' investigations were confined to the waters of the Atlantic Shelf from Cape Hatteras to Newfoundland.
	www.nefsc.noaa.gov /history/ships/albatross1/albatross1.html (1818 words)

	1896 - (10-3) October 3 - Westchester Tribune
		This newspaper article is interesting in that it differs from Chanute's account of the attempted flight of the "Albatross" in his Gliding Experiments published in The Journal of the Society of Western Engineers, or in the Aeronautical Annuals of 1897.
		Thus ended the season's experiments at Dune Park, and Sunday Octave Chanute and his party broke camp, the "Albatross" and the aeroplane flying machines were packed into boxes for the winter and the camp outfit brought back to Chicago by boat.
		As the frame chute at the hilltop from which the "Albatross" was launched faced due north, nothing but a straight north wind, and that blowing at the rate of twenty-five miles an hour, met the demands of the inventor for his experimenters concluded their long wait was to be rewarded.
	spicerweb.org /chanute/newspap/west_tri.html (1000 words)

	Oceanwings - Albatross Encounters, Kaikoura, New Zealand (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Albatross Encounter is located in our new Encounter venue at 96 Esplanade Kaikoura, New Zealand.
		The Encounter complex is also home to the famous Dolphin Encounter operation as well as the popular Café Encounter.
		Within close proximity of the beautiful Kaikoura Peninsula, range a considerable array of albatross, petrels, shearwaters, terns, shags and gulls.
	www.oceanwings.co.nz /albatross (190 words)

	Audubon WatchList - Black-footed Albatross
		The Black-footed Albatross is entirely dark brown except for a narrow white area at the base of the bill, and white patch behind the eye.
		Using their well developed sense of smell, Black-footed Albatross forage predominantly for squid, flying fish eggs, and crustaceans found on the surface of the ocean, though they are also known to scavenge from ships (a possible source of the variety of plastic refuse several studies have found in the stomachs of these birds).
		Black-footed Albatross have been unintentionally killed in both driftnet and longline fisheries (mostly for squid, tuna, halibut and billfish such as swordfish) in the Pacific.
	audubon2.org /webapp/watchlist/viewSpecies.jsp?id=32 (662 words)

	Splendid Magazine reviews The Standard: Albatross
		Albatross closes with the piano and voice ballad "Hills Above", which is as simple and easeful and unconflicted as the rest of the album is fractious.
		Putnam's voice is framed by subtle keyboard runs, the clink of cymbals and the swell of strings, finding its own pace and exploring the nuances of the melody.
		Given the rest of the album, you might expect a sudden change-up, a rush of tension, an explosion of anxiety, but you're left with the burnished beauty of a song.
	www.splendidezine.com /review.html?reviewid=1127125567188090 (570 words)

	Albatross Travel - Tours in Romania, Hotels in Bucharest
		Albatross Travel is a tour operator based in Bucharest, offering tourist services all over Romania to all foreigners who want to visit this Eastern European country.
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	www.albatross-travel.ro (179 words)

	Albatross Racing Team - Hydroplane Boat Racing At Its Best!
		The Albatross only made it through the first heat at the Wildwood Crest race.
		Apparently taking some hard hits during the heat, the boat began filling with water as our crew was fueling and changing propellers for the next heat.
		The original hull design was modified by Albatross Racing for improved turning and speed.
	members.tripod.com /~cary_smithson/albatross.htm (797 words)

	Albatross (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Albatross (golf), a golf term meaning three strokes under par.
		Albatross (metaphor), a metaphor meaning a 'wearisome burden'
		Albatross (ST:TAS), an episode of Star Trek: The Animated Series
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albatross_(disambiguation) (109 words)

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