Merrie's Blog

Happenings, annoyances, observations, and some photographic documentation

Monday, April 23, 2007

An Attenborough-size albatross "chick." OH MY GOODNESS.

"A Laysan Albatross walks by, pausing to stare at the chick like an admiring passerby. A nearby nester stands up, looks at its own egg, and starts talking to it. As hatching nears, parents commonly vocalize to their upcoming offspring. And as soon as a chick 'holes' or 'pips' the egg, it begins talking back. As Dr. Seuss might summarize: Horton finally hears a Who."
-Carl Safina, Eye of the Albatross

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