Today Aziz shared his learning commitment goal with us. He has been researching information about the Albatross and this is what he has found out:
The albatross is large specie of sea bird.
There are about 21 different kinds of species. The first Albatross was brought
in 1798. The Albatross wings are 3.5 meters long including the tail. It is easy
to recognize and identify Albatross because he has long, narrow wings, a large
head and a long strong bill which is hooked at the end, there are three toes on
each of the Albatross feet with webbed skin between each one and also Albatross
has no behind toes.
All kind of species of Albatross are mainly
spread throughout the southern pacific. Albatross spend their entire lives
gliding above the waves and are known to fly 1000’s of miles in a very short
time. During the breeding season,
Albatross comes back to dry land to nest on cliffs, rocky island inside Antarctic
Tundra.
The Albatross practices a flying ways called
as dynamic soaring, this means Albatross uses waves to give extra lift for
longer periods of time. He also has good eyesight to snap fish from the surface
or sometimes even diving into the water. Albatross also has excellent sense of
smell, this allows them to detect their breeding grounds even in the dark.
The Main thread to Albatross is people and
tiger sharks especially for young Albatross when the chicks are learning how to
fly. The interesting thing is every year the tiger sharks come to the same
place where Albatross chicks are practicing flying and gliding ways.