A New Study
a high rate of divorce among albatross due to the pressures of living
Many birds and animals became extinct
due to poaching and the assault on their natural environment by humans, which
prompted many of these creatures to change their social habits to adapt to the
new tragic situations caused by humans. The albatross is a vivid example of
this tragedy, as environmental pollution has increased global warming and thus
eliminated many of the creatures on which this beautiful creature was feeding.
Albatross is one of the largest birds. It is characterized by its effective
ability to fly and fly long distances and can travel thousands of kilometers in
a single trip. The adult weighs about 10 kg, lives in the ocean and makes
landfall on islands to breed and feeds on squid and fish by fishing in several
ways, including diving, and makes a long journey to feed.
They are large seabirds that live in
the Southern Ocean and North Pacific region. It was not found in the North
Atlantic region, but only its fossils were found there, which indicates that it
lived there. There are four main types of albatrosses: the great albatross, the
North Pacific albatross, the molymox, and the geyser albatross. They are
divided into twenty-one species identified by the World Conservation Union.
The large albatross is among the
largest birds to fly. All albatrosses are very good at flying and spend most of
their lives in the air. They eat squid, fish and krill. Albatrosses come ashore
to nest mostly on islands and usually near the nests of other birds.
Nineteen of the 21 albatross species
are endangered. This is partly because animals such as rats and cats attack
their eggs, chicks, and even adult birds, and polluted oceans with plastic
waste and oil spills are killing albatross. Sometimes there may not be enough
fish to eat due to overfishing. The main reason albatross is endangered is
longline fishing, which causes many albatrosses to be injured by rods that have
been equipped for fishing. causing the birds to drown.
Albatrosses are very large in size,
have very strong legs, and can walk well on land unlike other seabirds.
The only time an albatross flaps its
wings when flying is when it takes off.
Albatrosses need to get salt out of
their bodies because they drink ocean water. All birds have a large gland at
the top of their beak above their eyes. This gland is sometimes useless to
birds that don't need it, however albatrosses use it to help bring out the salt
water. Scientists aren't sure exactly how it works, however they do know that
it helps release the salt as it creates a liquid that causes the salt water to
drip out of her nose.
Adult albatrosses usually have an
upper wing, dark back and white lower surfaces. When they reach flight age,
albatrosses take several years to achieve their full plumage. The largest
albatross has a wingspan of up to 340 cm (11.2 ft).
Albatrosses that fly north sometimes
turn clockwise and those that fly south fly in the opposite direction. Most of
the energy used in its flight is not consumed in traveling long distances but
rather when landing, taking off and hunting. This helps the albatross to fly
longer distances and find good food. They can easily fly over wind and waves,
however, since their long wings do not have strong muscles or energy, they
cannot flap in flight. That is why albatrosses should stop in calm seas and
rest on the surface of the ocean until the winds begin to blow stronger. When
taking off, albatrosses need to run first to help the wing lift them up, but
they are notorious for violating them when landing.
The sea albatross is one of the
perennial birds where it can live for fifty years, and since the albatross is
one of the birds that marry one partner for life and this necessarily means a
joint responsibility towards the children, the lack of food has caused
increased separation from the partner.
A new study published in (Proceedings
of the Royal Society B) shows high divorce rates among sea albatrosses due to
living stresses resulting from lack of food.
Once an albatross finds its mate, it
bonds with it for life, but in recent years global warming has led to a rise in
temperatures, which has resulted in a significant shortage of food habitats for
albatross.
In a statement to the Guardian
newspaper, Francesco Ventura, co-author of the study, said:
“The albatross blames the male for feeling too
stressed, and attributes it to his poor performance.” Chicks have a high
nutritional demand, which means that both parents must work together to feed
the family
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