Sentences with phrase «albatross colony»

There are few places in the world that have the range of wildlife viewing experiences including: the majestic Royal Albatross colony, and the rare Yellow Eyed Penguin.

Visitor attractions include the Public Art Gallery, Otago Museum while Otago Peninsula boasts the world's only mainland Royal Albatross Colony and Yellow - Eyed Penguins.

Here you will find rare sea lions, penguins, fur seals and the world's only mainland albatross colony — the perfect date for an animal lover!

A recent survey of the marine debris plaguing the island, home to the largest albatross colony in the world, is helping researchers understand the sources of this far - flung pollution.

Now Genevieve Jones and colleagues at the University of Cape Town in South Africa, studying the Marion Island albatross colony in the Indian Ocean, have found that 18 per cent of chicks born over three years had an extra-pair sire (Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, DOI: 10.1007 / s00265 -012-1374-8).

Overlooking the cliffs and albatross colonies, the Inn offers guests 2 twin bedrooms and self - catering accommodations.

Not exact matches

Contrary to the prevailing belief that young albatrosses remain at sea until they're ready to breed, VanderWerf and Young found that 2 % of birds first returned to the colony as one - year - olds, 7 % as two - year - olds, and 17 % as three - year - olds.

Wandering albatrosses are rather inbred and genetically similar, because they always breed at the same colony at which they were fledged.

Day 6 Explore Punta Suarez on foot, enjoy its unique sea bird colonies, including Galapagos albatross, Nazca boobies, bluefooted boobies, and swallow - tailed gulls.

Explore Punta Suarez on foot, enjoy its unique sea bird colonies, including Galapagos albatross, Nazca boobies, bluefooted boobies, and swallow - tailed gulls.

It is home to the world's largest colonies of Laysan and Black - footed Albatrosses, as well as millions of other seabirds.

Probable extirpation of a breeding colony of short - tailed albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) on Bermuda by Pleistocene sea - level rise

Midway is home to the world's largest nesting colonies of Laysan and black - footed albatross.