Mollymawk Albatross in the Southern Ocean
Black browed Albatros or Black browed Mollymawk are a common sight when you are sailing in the Southern Ocean, as these animals spend their days foraging the ocean looking for food. Due to a high sense of smell they will typically come up close to ships because they can smell food - especially around lunch time when the kitchen is preparing food. They will circle the vessel gracefully for 10-20 minutes before gliding off to the horizon effortlessly.
From a count in 2005, we believe there is roughly 1,220,000 birds alive with 600,853 breeding pairs on 12 islands that are found within its range. These animals take about 10 years before they are matured enough to reproduce, then laying a single egg between September/November, which hatches after 68-70 days of incubation.
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Man how do u take pictures of these animals? Do you use a drone or something or you are mostly lucky? You're great. Keep it up
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As always a great picture. You really live an awesome live.