Classification
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Diomedea
Species: Diomedea exulans
Morphology:
The Wandering Albatross has bilateral symmetry, is a Procellarifformes (a tubenose), and has the largest wingspan of any bird.
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Procellariiformes
Family: Diomedeidae
Genus: Diomedea
Species: Diomedea exulans
Morphology:
The Wandering Albatross has bilateral symmetry, is a Procellarifformes (a tubenose), and has the largest wingspan of any bird.
Biology
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The wandering Albatross is a tubenose bird, and spend months or even years on the open sea. They reach sexual maturity between the age of 9 and 11 years old. They have adapted to feed on the surface of the water, and roost on the surface at night.
Distribution:
Distribution:
Ecological and Economic Importance:
The Wandering Albatross is an important factor in the food chain and is listed as vulnerable.
The Wandering Albatross is a common factor in tourism.
The Wandering Albatross is an important factor in the food chain and is listed as vulnerable.
The Wandering Albatross is a common factor in tourism.
Wandering Albatross Facts and Vocabulary
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Facts:
They are considered good luck by mariners.
They have the largest recorded wingspan.
The ICUN lists them as vulnerable.
They travel in small groups.
The average wingspan is 10.17 ft.
Vocabulary:
Diomedes-Latin for "exile" or "wanderer".
Salt Gland-gland in nose used to desalinate their bodies.
Monogamous-one mate, usually for life.
Maori-native tribe of New Zealand that continues to hunt the Wandering Albatross.
Plumage-the feathers of the Wandering Albatross vary with age.
They are considered good luck by mariners.
They have the largest recorded wingspan.
The ICUN lists them as vulnerable.
They travel in small groups.
The average wingspan is 10.17 ft.
Vocabulary:
Diomedes-Latin for "exile" or "wanderer".
Salt Gland-gland in nose used to desalinate their bodies.
Monogamous-one mate, usually for life.
Maori-native tribe of New Zealand that continues to hunt the Wandering Albatross.
Plumage-the feathers of the Wandering Albatross vary with age.
References:
http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9331540/1/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/albatross/
http://www.arkive.org/media/C7/C7790B94-BD1A-4D0F-B945-C31E05580691/Presentation.Large/Wandering-albatross-display.jpg
http://carnivoraforum.com/topic/9331540/1/
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/albatross/
http://www.arkive.org/media/C7/C7790B94-BD1A-4D0F-B945-C31E05580691/Presentation.Large/Wandering-albatross-display.jpg