Great News, for the first time in 16 years we have had 100% hatching success. 17 fertile eggs have now given way to 17 gorgeous chicks!!
DOC rangers have worked long hours over the past two weeks checking the chicks several times a day to ensure they avoid fly strike and are adequately fed during the critical first 48 hours after cracking the shell.
- Royal Albatross Centre
- Dunedin, Taiaroa Head, New Zealand
- Just a 50min scenic drive along Dunedin's Otago Peninsula.....Home to the WORLDS ONLY mainland colony of Northern Royal Albatross! www.albatross.org.nz
Monday, February 1, 2010
Monday, January 25, 2010
Two Mum Household
We're making headlines...
Two female birds are incubating an egg, which is due to hatch any day now! A surrogate Dad has been involved but other than that they are just like any other breeding pair in the Colony. This is actually the third female, female pair we have had in our 70 year history.
Two female birds are incubating an egg, which is due to hatch any day now! A surrogate Dad has been involved but other than that they are just like any other breeding pair in the Colony. This is actually the third female, female pair we have had in our 70 year history.
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