>Every January, when the chicks are around five months old, they undergo a process known as fledging. During this process, the chicks lose their baby feathers a

>Every January, when the chicks are around five months old, they undergo a process known as fledging. During this process, the chicks lose their baby feathers and leave their colony for the first time — jumping from an enormous cliff into the ocean to take their first swim. It was their first swim. Maybe the cliff was the closest shore