The bird tried to take off, its wings stretching some six feet as it ran from Moniz. A swipe with the crook, a bleat of protest, and the albatross was apprehended, snagged by the neck. Moniz ...

3. They are so efficient in their flying technique that they spend more energy in landing and take-off than in flying. 4. The wandering albatross can glide for several hundred miles without a ...