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Young albatrosses on Antipodes Island are staying single longer than ever before. After hatching, they forage at sea for three to six years before returning to their home island. Some birds pair up and start a family at the age of eight; most do so around age 12. “But it’s all been mucked up for years now,” says Kath Walker, “with some not breeding till their early 20s.”
Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 182 July /August 2023.
Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/summer-33/
Photograph Richard Robinson © 2023.
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ANTIPODEAN ALBATROSS
Young albatrosses on Antipodes Island are staying single longer than ever before. After hatching, they forage at sea for three to six years before returning to their home island. Some birds pair up and start a family at the age of eight; most do so around age 12. “But it’s all been mucked up for years now,” says Kath Walker, “with some not breeding till their early 20s.”<br /> Shot on assignment for New Zealand Geographic Issue: 182 July /August 2023.<br /> Read the Feature: https://www.nzgeo.com/stories/summer-33/<br /> Photograph Richard Robinson © 2023.<br /> Rights managed image. No Reproduction without prior written permission.