Past studies of albatross diets relied largely on analysis ... “We were surprised because we had expected adults would prefer fish to low energy-value jellyfish when feeding their offspring ...

From the pre-breeding period, where the albatross adults spend hours displaying ... only to bring back plastic in amongst any fish or squid items it managed to find. Thankfully, chicks can get ...

The proventriculus removes the water and turns the fish oils and meat into a concentrated mixture for the albatross parents to feed their chicks. So, whatever the parents eat, the chick will also ...