Laysan albatross

Photo By/Credit

Kristy Lapenta/USFWS

Date Shot/Created
04/07/2023
Media Usage Rights/License
Public Domain
Image
After a two month incubation period, albatross chicks emerge covered in a soft brown down. Unlike most mainland birds, albatrosses never evolved a fear of mammals. The chicks will approach any passerby hoping for a meal.