Albatross

Albatross:
The scientific name of albatross is Diomedeidae. It was classified under a higher classification of Procellariiformes. They range in the Southern Ocean and North Pacific. Wingspan reaches up to 12 feet. They feed on crustaceans, fish and cephalopods and offal. Sometimes they take even zooplankton. They lay a single egg with white reddish spots on it. Each egg weighs 200 to 510 g. They breed for every 18 months. This kind of birds creates nests with the help of grass, shrubs, peat, soil and penguin feathers. Incubation is taken by both birds. Chick will be brooded and guarded for three weeks. It can survive up to 50 years.