[Animals] Waved Albatross

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Albatrosses are among the largest flying birds. They are super efficient in the air and travel long distances with two techniques - dynamic soaring and slope soaring. Dynamic soaring involves repeatedly rising into the wind and descending downwind, thus gaining energy from the vertical wind gradient. This maneuver allows the bird to cover almost 1,000 km/d (620 mi/d) without flapping its wings. Slope soaring uses the rising air on the windward ...

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