These birds are a few days late for Valentine"s Day, but they look like they"re in the mood for love. Wandering albatrosses (also known as snowy albatrosses, white-winged albatrosses, or goonies) live mostly on the open ocean but come on land for mating season. A salt gland located above their nasal passages allows them to desalinate and survive drinking only salt water as they feed on small marine animals. They can float on the sea surface and glide for hours.
Flocking together in the Antarctic
Today in History
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A truly American monument
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Perseid meteor shower over Nevada
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American bison
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Apple Tree Day
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World Water Day
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Did they forget to fly south?
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Hiking the High Trestle Trail
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Cloudy with a chance of enlightenment
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The puffin-rabbit connection
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Santorini, Greece
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Tafilalet oasis in Morocco
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Old Town in Prague, Czech Republic
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Gentoo penguins in Antarctica
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Chestnut-headed bee-eaters, Bardia National Park, Nepal
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On a Healing Field for Veterans Day
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Apples ready for harvest in Minnesota
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Brown bears, Katmai National Park and Preserve, Alaska
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It s a good day to be green
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Brain coral
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Dancers perform ‘Revelations’
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Siblings Day
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Happy New Year!
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Cecropia leaf and lobster claw petals in Mexico
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Work out on your way to work
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Fighting evil with costumes
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It’s National Dolphin Day!
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