A Royal Albatross Can Fly for 13 Straight Months 👑 Into the Wild New Zealand | Smithsonian Channel

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  • Опубліковано 2 тра 2023
  • After 13 months and around 120,000 miles, a male Northern Royal albatross finally arrives home: the windswept headland of Taiaroa Head. It’s the place where he was born and likely the only ground he’ll ever touch in his life.
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  • @tinterlight-iz5tl
    @tinterlight-iz5tl 5 місяців тому +32

    I'm glad I'm on this earth during the same timeline as the albatross - stunning creatures.

  • @flyfreeqhrt5484
    @flyfreeqhrt5484 9 місяців тому +33

    They have such sweet eyes. And their sky calls are beautiful

  • @-108-
    @-108- 5 місяців тому +10

    'And soon, they get down to business."
    And then it shows them both sit next to each other in the grass, and look out at the ocean. lol

  • @district_13
    @district_13 Рік тому +48

    They live up to 45 Years, nice.

    • @tracy9610
      @tracy9610 Рік тому +9

      Even longer. There was one called Grandma who lived to be over 60.

    • @district_13
      @district_13 Рік тому +4

      @@tracy9610 Uh nice 🤗

    • @laurentsaurel1751
      @laurentsaurel1751 10 місяців тому +2

      Nice

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 10 місяців тому +3

      *Lol, I heard that and read your comment at the same time.*

    • @birdlover7690
      @birdlover7690 4 місяці тому +1

      Am amazing long life

  • @johnshields6852
    @johnshields6852 Рік тому +39

    Talk about living on the wind, they are amazing creatures, flying for a year.

    • @taniac1860
      @taniac1860 Рік тому +6

      Actually they don’t touch land for the first three to four years of life before they return to begin looking for a mate. However they don’t generally begin breeding until they are around six years of age 😊

    • @tanianaldrett8637
      @tanianaldrett8637 9 місяців тому +9

      They don’t fly for a year, they have to land on water to feed and rest, they only go onto land to find their mate and breed, the rest of their lives are at sea but landing on it often.

    • @yogsenforfoth5948
      @yogsenforfoth5948 6 місяців тому +4

      They don’t fly for 2 years straight. They land in the ocean regularly.

  • @ziggystardust3060
    @ziggystardust3060 Рік тому +60

    I feel compelled to share this - my brother was an ocean-going yachtmaster, and sailed around the world for a number of years. I always missed him 'till my heart burst with the loneliness of missing him.
    Then one day he was in a deep sea diving accident, and was literally blown to pieces - there was nothing left. He loved the ocean, and she finally claimed him. 🌊🌊🌊
    There is an instrumental by Fleetwood Mac called Albatross. Every time I hear that music I'm transported back to that moment.
    Love is unconditional and infinite but still, love your dearest ones while you can. ❤
    Rest in peace, my dear, darling brother.
    🕊️🙏🤍🙏🕊️

  • @jeffreysokal7264
    @jeffreysokal7264 Місяць тому +3

    What magnificent creatures they are. Thanks for capturing these images of something we'd never see otherwise.

  • @MomofaNosyManx
    @MomofaNosyManx 8 місяців тому +10

    I have been watching the live cam hosted by the New Zealand Dept. of Conservation at Taiaroa Head. I have watched these Albatrosses raise their chick and he is just about ready to take to the skies himself. It will be a sad day when he fledges. The Rangers take very good care of the Albatross making sure they are getting enough food and weighing them all the time.

  • @janajamer734
    @janajamer734 8 місяців тому +11

    For the past 2 Nesting Seasons, I've watched Royal Cam Albatross in New Zealand on the Tiora Head and have learned a lot about Albies. It amazes me that they have 10 foot wingspans, no wonder they can fly over a year without touching ground! But to be a solitary birdie must be a lonely life at times for them. Thank You Smithsonian Channel for sharing!

  • @LaurenLady
    @LaurenLady 2 місяці тому +3

    THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT 🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

  • @meetvirginia7023
    @meetvirginia7023 Рік тому +7

    They’re incredibly beautiful ♥️🥳

  • @marcustraore545
    @marcustraore545 7 місяців тому +6

    I wanted to ask how would they sleep if they spend months on the ocean, then I look it up and found out they spend many years at sea and sleep on the ocean rather than on land. Albatross land and sleep on the ocean for several hours at a time. What a bird!

  • @jurassicparkboom2426
    @jurassicparkboom2426 Рік тому +15

    Amazing animal!

  • @sadugas
    @sadugas 9 місяців тому +2

    Am watching the wing exercising and walking about...what a wing span!

  • @janmarieharmony2788
    @janmarieharmony2788 8 місяців тому +6

    I never knew what an Albatross was or looked like, until a person I follow ( Lady Hawk) mentioned Royal Albatrosses of New Zealand, Stunningly beautiful birds, with soulful skycalls, very long wingspans and great gardening skills 😉😉2 seasons in now and it feels bittersweet..The chicks just left and time for mates to return & renew their bond..TY Smithsonian Channel❤

  • @no7177
    @no7177 5 днів тому +1

    What an amazing bird ❤

  • @annwilliams1073
    @annwilliams1073 6 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful to watch❤

  • @the_ktb
    @the_ktb День тому

    FINALLLY! THE BIRD HAS COME BACK TO THE ISLAND!
    And he is here to finally take that belt of stone cold!

  • @judithc59
    @judithc59 8 місяців тому +2

    absolutely incredible.

  • @lienmai1277
    @lienmai1277 7 місяців тому +2

    Magnificent!!!

  • @christinatodd3912
    @christinatodd3912 8 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful. Thank you. Blessings on these precious gifts. Wonderful. 💛

  • @lt4128
    @lt4128 Рік тому +3

    Amazing bird 👏👏👏👏👏

  • @inderkumarwarikoo1889
    @inderkumarwarikoo1889 7 місяців тому +1

    Amazing Video...👌👍

  • @raycorrea271
    @raycorrea271 7 місяців тому +3

    How does it sleep?

  • @catherinebreitfeller669
    @catherinebreitfeller669 10 місяців тому +1

    Inconceivable 😊😊

    • @tanianaldrett8637
      @tanianaldrett8637 9 місяців тому

      Because it’s wrong, they land and feed on the sea.

  • @patriciamay2690
    @patriciamay2690 4 місяці тому +1

    I was on the Hudson river, I looked around and one was gliding very close to me. I almost panicked because it was so darn large. I explained it to my friend. He told me it was an albatross

  • @mauromeneguzzi8431
    @mauromeneguzzi8431 Рік тому +3

    Linda maravilhosa natureza

  • @ministryofpeacekmk
    @ministryofpeacekmk Рік тому

    Wow!! 😮

  • @jeffbaxter8770
    @jeffbaxter8770 Рік тому

    WOW.

  • @birdlover7690
    @birdlover7690 4 місяці тому

    Beautifil

  • @chrissy2053
    @chrissy2053 Рік тому +1

    Mahalo🌺Beautiful😍🙏♥️

  • @asimally9468
    @asimally9468 Рік тому

    WOW ...

  • @Sage-cm3uk
    @Sage-cm3uk 3 місяці тому +3

    Came here looking for the albratross…. Oh Taylor swift cant wait

  • @jaymanilla289
    @jaymanilla289 6 місяців тому +1

    how do they eat while flying for 13 months straight?

  • @timhoward5
    @timhoward5 10 місяців тому

    *3:56** What type of business specifically?*

  • @lazycube4471
    @lazycube4471 Рік тому +2

  • @ctrlavender
    @ctrlavender 3 місяці тому +3

    Oh taywitch ❤ again 13

    • @charlotte-ns1vr
      @charlotte-ns1vr 3 місяці тому +1

      yes exactly what i was about to commenttt shes a masterminddddd

    • @HaleyGrogan
      @HaleyGrogan Місяць тому

      @@charlotte-ns1vrSAME

  • @luudest
    @luudest 3 місяці тому +1

    „Fly for 13 Months“ how does it eat and hunt during that time?

  • @MagdaleneDivine
    @MagdaleneDivine Рік тому +4

    Empty beak clapping is something humans do to in courtship.

  • @christinelc61
    @christinelc61 8 місяців тому

    wow

  • @as123ferrdi8
    @as123ferrdi8 Місяць тому

    Suddenly I feel less lonely

  • @perangkaptikus2612
    @perangkaptikus2612 2 місяці тому

    👍👍👍

  • @AbdurRakeen
    @AbdurRakeen 6 місяців тому

    How do these birds eat? If they are flying for 13 months straight?

  • @effyleven
    @effyleven 6 місяців тому +1

    Thirteen months on the wing? WHEN do they sleep? Do they manage without?

  • @perangkaptikus2612
    @perangkaptikus2612 3 місяці тому

    Pengetahuan yang sangat berguna bagi kehidupan manusia👍

  • @kennypool
    @kennypool Рік тому

    How do you know?

  • @makarovmatsumo3125
    @makarovmatsumo3125 4 місяці тому

    Music title?

  • @THE-X-Force
    @THE-X-Force Рік тому +8

    I know you guys want clicks, but c'mon .. you're THE SMITHSONIAN .. have some self-respect.
    These birds do _NOT_ fly for 13 months straight.

    • @taniac1860
      @taniac1860 Рік тому +5

      No they didn’t, they land on water to rest, but don’t touch land for at least a year. In the case of juveniles they won’t touch solid land for three to four years.

    • @tanianaldrett8637
      @tanianaldrett8637 9 місяців тому +2

      Exactly.

    • @ralphm4132
      @ralphm4132 8 місяців тому +3

      "At sea" would, I think, have been better phrasing. It also might have been nice to mention a stat like "of which they spend x months on the wing, in flight for up to x hours at a time". Oh well. At least we got to watch some genuinely lovely film.

  • @insomniacking7677
    @insomniacking7677 11 місяців тому

    Think about the prehistoric birds and flying reptiles, mammals and bugs, clogging the sky like the shallows to the depths of the ocean, seeing bigger and bigger creatures flying through the air

  • @magneticqubzian6902
    @magneticqubzian6902 Рік тому

    Where does the famous saying come from?

  • @jockin
    @jockin Рік тому +11

    How do they sleep if they fly for a year?

    • @jurassicparkboom2426
      @jurassicparkboom2426 Рік тому +7

      Landed on the sea and took a nap I guess? ( didn't land on solid land)

    • @andy70d35
      @andy70d35 Рік тому +4

      @@jurassicparkboom2426 Correct

    • @johnrobb9408
      @johnrobb9408 Рік тому +2

      Gain altitude and glide. 10 foot wingspan.

    • @laurentsaurel1751
      @laurentsaurel1751 10 місяців тому +2

      I’ve seen bird spread their wings in the sky.maybe they sleeping . So it’s possible

    • @timhoward5
      @timhoward5 10 місяців тому +3

      They sleep while they fly.

  • @photografs
    @photografs 2 місяці тому

    Great birds and good video. But I believe the title is misleading. As far as I know, they do land in the water and don't fly for that entire 13 months. This is contrary to the common swift that actually eats/sleeps/breeds on the wing for up to 10 (confirmed) months at a time [not landing on ground or water]. Please let me know if I'm incorrect, but again, I believe "fly for 13 straight months" is not correct.

  • @judithropata2269
    @judithropata2269 2 місяці тому

    A God-given gift to humanity for us to enjoy.

  • @UQRXD
    @UQRXD Рік тому +3

    The title is misleading.

  • @frankco1222
    @frankco1222 6 місяців тому +1

    i just wonder how they sleep of perhaps rest…?

    • @user-io4sr7vg1v
      @user-io4sr7vg1v 4 місяці тому

      The guy is a liar.

    • @ksenap7233
      @ksenap7233 Місяць тому

      Birds don't sleep like people. Sleep is needed by the brain to arrange the information collected during the day in order to create new synapses. The more primitive the species, the less information it collects because it only needs instincts to survive. Unihemispheric sleep is a phase of deep sleep in which there are dreams, but it allows the birds to be awake in order to monitor the possible arrival of predators. Some birds even have one eye open while sleeping. So the birds can take a nap in flight without any problems. Sharks do not sleep at all because at the top of the food chain and in an unchanging environment, the brain does not need to progress.

    • @user-io4sr7vg1v
      @user-io4sr7vg1v Місяць тому

      @@ksenap7233 You had me until the last sentence. I would think all sharks did was sleep because they have nothing to worry about.

  • @zagor1453
    @zagor1453 6 місяців тому

    Do they sleep while flying ?

    • @user-ry2mj4ul4y
      @user-ry2mj4ul4y 6 місяців тому

      I believe their brain sleep half one at a time.

  • @none-ya-dam821
    @none-ya-dam821 Рік тому +1

    What do you mean by “Get down to business”?

  • @SicMundusss
    @SicMundusss 7 днів тому

    How do they stay alive without eating and sleeping while flying constantly for a whole year?
    Is there something I misunderstand?

    • @techshabby0001
      @techshabby0001 2 дні тому

      I think what he's saying is they don't touch dirt except for breeding? I think they left out some sections. There is another video saying they eat, rest and sleep on the ocean.

  • @flirkvslife2385
    @flirkvslife2385 3 місяці тому

    Cute birds cute my depression

  • @bentos117
    @bentos117 Місяць тому

    landing after 13 months flying should be painful one

  • @MuhammadBilal-rn5wh
    @MuhammadBilal-rn5wh Рік тому +2

    What they eat and drink if they are flying for 13 months continuously

    • @khafvaal4415
      @khafvaal4415 Рік тому +7

      they can pick fish from sea without actaully landing and urinate while fying also maybe their structure sports having their wings spread open without using its muscles,and if it doesnt require a effort it can just go with the wind while sleeping,and also they may require a lot less sleep like some sharks do.

    • @THE-X-Force
      @THE-X-Force Рік тому +3

      @@khafvaal4415 In other words, you don't know, and this title is nonsense clickbait.

    • @diane8667
      @diane8667 Рік тому

      They are beautiful

    • @andy70d35
      @andy70d35 Рік тому +2

      @@khafvaal4415 Total rubbish, they land on the sea and sleep and feed in the sea

    • @taniac1860
      @taniac1860 Рік тому

      They eat fish and squid, and they drink sea water each time they eat. Their nostril’s literally desalinate the water they take in.

  • @TommyTombs
    @TommyTombs Рік тому +1

    NZ’s last PM can do it for 14 months

    • @ralphm4132
      @ralphm4132 8 місяців тому

      John Key kept us all asleep for a decade while he ran his scam and lies and ruined NZ then vanished overnight. Literally the only mention of that treasonous little snake i have heard since he fled was that he had bought a house on the Sydney waterfront for 10M and immediately relisted it for 11M the next day. Wow thanks Johnny, you disgusting sociopath, I bet the Aussies are pleased to have you there ruining their housing affordability too with your profiteering...

  • @as-zm8pq
    @as-zm8pq 7 місяців тому

    Duck can fly

  • @osy1286
    @osy1286 Рік тому +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤🦤🦤🦤🦤🦤

  • @SusieDaw-ix6pv
    @SusieDaw-ix6pv 6 місяців тому

    How do you know it doesnt land on an island, you don't. Spare me.

  • @timothyexner
    @timothyexner Рік тому +12

    So I'm supposed to believe they never landed on water and never ate for 13 months? Well I don't believe that.

    • @mojatt
      @mojatt Рік тому +4

      Listen to the first part of the video, says “solid” ground.

    • @boson2916
      @boson2916 Рік тому +1

      Sleep too

    • @officialspaceefrain
      @officialspaceefrain Рік тому +4

      @@boson2916 they sleep while flying. They get micro-naps in the air.

    • @boson2916
      @boson2916 Рік тому

      Wow! That's cool

    • @karenkernell9405
      @karenkernell9405 Рік тому +4

      They eat fish. In the ocean. They are at sea most of their lives, only landing on the ground for breeding season.

  • @pphedup
    @pphedup Рік тому

    Great bird, horribly intrusive music. I tuned out.

  • @terrymoore5000
    @terrymoore5000 Рік тому +9

    FATHER GOD CREATOR OF THIS UNIVERSE!! THANK YOU JESUS CHRIST THAT ALL THINGS WERE MADE THROUGH YOU TO SEE. AND ITS ALL BEAUTIFUL TO SEE THY CREATURES LARGE AND SMALL. YOU CREATED ALL THINGS OUT OF LOVE AND I FEEL THY LOVE YOU HOLY ONE HAVE FOR ME AS WELL AND I SEE ALL THE BEAUTY (YOU FATHER GOD) IN EVERYTHING YOU HAVE CREATED. THANK YOU GOOD GOOD FATHER GOD!! I LOVE YOU HOLY TRINITY 💖🙏🏼😔

  • @bobbymillz9007
    @bobbymillz9007 7 місяців тому

    13 straight months without eating and drinking water?

  • @maartos
    @maartos Рік тому +1

    10 feet? Please use metrix system just like 90% of the world. Thanks! :)

    • @THE-X-Force
      @THE-X-Force Рік тому +6

      90% of their viewers are in the USA, as is the Smithsonian.

    • @Nyx773
      @Nyx773 Рік тому +9

      Please spell it as *metric, just like 99.99% of the world.
      🇺🇸

    • @JohnnyAngel8
      @JohnnyAngel8 Рік тому +3

      ​@@Nyx773LOL!😂

    • @tracy9610
      @tracy9610 Рік тому +2

      @@Nyx773 😂hahaha😂

  • @toli0968
    @toli0968 7 місяців тому

    13 months no food water?

  • @Lionoftruth7
    @Lionoftruth7 8 місяців тому

    It’s funny how ppl believe whatever they’re told 😂 the bird catches prey in the ocean and does land on water from time to time and that gives its body a break otherwise if it flew for a year without eating it wouldn’t be possible 😂😂😂 it also uses wind to fly thousands of miles which is cool .

  • @Anomaly.Filmworks
    @Anomaly.Filmworks 7 місяців тому

    OK...people use your brains. They go for a long time without touching land, but they STILL LAND IN THE WATER TO EAT... FFS they don't fly 100% of the time for a solid year. That's just ridiculous.

    • @boli4203
      @boli4203 6 місяців тому

      Just going by what Smithsonian told us...