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Judi Lynn

(160,542 posts) Mon Feb 27, 2017, 04:56 PM Feb 2017

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Albatrosses spend 50 years together [View all]

Albatrosses spend 50 years together
Attenborough's Story of Life Attenborough

The birds form one of the longest partnerships

By Matt Walker
27 February 2017

Watch the moment when Sir David Attenborough and BBC filmmakers recorded the extraordinary partnerships formed by albatrosses.
Even better, you can watch a further 1,000 more memorable moments, for free, anytime, on your smartphone or tablet, via Attenborough's Story of Life app, which is now available to download via Google Play, or Apple's app store.

http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20170221-albatrosses-spend-50-years-together

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Albatrosses spend 50 years together [View all] Judi Lynn Feb 2017 OP

it's too bad the word albatross KT2000 Feb 2017 #1

I had no idea how "magnificent" they are. Control-Z Feb 2017 #2

And to think it's because of a story of a sailor who incurred a curse for killing an albatross ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2017 #3

HA! Thanks KT2000 Feb 2017 #4

I'll See Your 'Albatross' and Raise You One 'Crunchy Frog' ... mr_lebowski Feb 2017 #5

Love that one. Had never seen it. Thank you. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2017 #6

They are truely BillyBobBrilliant Mar 2017 #7

crows are pretty wonderful too, but so many people hate them. demigoddess Mar 2017 #8

So glad you took the time to comment. Had heard they are deeply intelligent, and social. Thanks. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2017 #9

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