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Sooty Shearwaters Migrate
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Sooty Shearwater

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Red Phalaropes have specialized in feeding in open water by spinning rapidly on the surface to create a small whirlpool, which draws plankton to the surface to eat.
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Red Pharalopes

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Pomarine Jaegers (Stercorarius pomarinus) are predatory and pirate-like seabirds that will often steal prey from other birds.
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Pomarine Jaeger Skims the Surface

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Wilson's Storm Petrels Patter Fishing
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Wilson's Storm Petrels Patter

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Snow petrels hunt in Antarctic sea ice, feeding on krill and fish.
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Snow Petrel

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Emperor penguins are the largest of the penguin species and can grow to be 100 pounds.
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Emperor Penguins on the Ice

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A small Adélie penguin hops on a piece of ice.
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Adélie Penguin Jumping Out of the Water

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400 to 1,000 year old bones from an endangered seabird, the Hawaiian petrel. Bones such as these provide a window into the lives of seabirds before and after human arrival in the open ocean environments of the North Pacific.
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Petrel Bones Help Us Understand History

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Artist Chris Jordan, who took these photos, is making a documentary about Laysan albatrosses on Midway Atoll and their plastic problem. Watch the trailer.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 10

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If this chick had survived, it could have lived a long time: Laysan albatrosses are very long-lived birds. The oldest known wild bird is a 62-year old Laysan albatross named “Wisdom,” who still rears chicks on Midway Atoll.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 9

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Laysan albatross chicks are fed and raised by their parents for 180 days, until they are almost fully grown. Some older “chicks” are as large as their parents!
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 8

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Much of the plastic comes from litter on land, which washes down storm drains and eventually makes it to the ocean. Some bits are from fishing nets and lines discarded by fishing boats.
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Laysan Albatrosses’ Plastic Problem 7

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