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Black-Browed Albatross

Photo: Black-browed albatross in flight
Wide-winged and long-lived, albatrosses are rarely seen on land, preferring to stay out on the ocean except to mate and raise their young.
Photograph by Steve Raymer

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Photo of the Day: Shark Scare

See a photo of a fledgling albatross being attacked by a hungry tiger shark in the Hawaiian Islands National Wildlife Refuge.

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On the Wings of the Albatross

Carried by the longest wingspans of any bird, albatrosses soar for thousands of miles without ever setting webbed foot on land.

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Caribbean Refuge

Discover the bounty of wildlife on the reefs of Cuba's pristine cays in this multimedia feature.

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