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Iirc albatrosses actually can't take off from the ground. They need to jump off a cliff with an updraft. So they're very careful about where they land.
by dspeyer 14y ago
Iirc albatrosses actually can't take off from the ground. They need to jump off a cliff with an updraft. So they're very careful about where they land.
- quotemstr 14y ago> Iirc albatrosses actually can't take off from the ground Of course they can. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTfcs6LL6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKTfcs6LL6A
- dspeyer 14y agoHmm... Having now gone back and researched that a little better, it's only Waved Albatrosses I was thinking of and sources seem to disagree on whether they can take off from flat ground or not. They certainly prefer a cliff, and will make a long walk to get to one if necessary.