AMAZING ALBATROSS

Mystery of how the wandering Albatross travels 10,000 miles in a single journey without flapping its wings is solved.

The mighty Albatross can use its huge 3.5 meter long wings to circumnavigate the globe in just 46 days.

But its ability to travel 10,000 miles in single journey, without expending almost any energy, has long confounded scientists.

The wandering Albatross has the record for the bird with the largest wingspan at 3.5 meters. Distances is hard to measure, but one banded bird was recorded travelling 6000 km in twelve days.

Albatross are very long living bird with an average age of between 40 and 50 years.

Now a team of researchers believe they have worked out how these majestic creatures are able to stay aloft in skies without flapping their enormous wings.

The wandering Albatross flies using a technique known as 'dynamic soaring.'

The technique involves flying from the relatively windless layer close to the ocean waves into a region of much faster winds above it.

This gives the birds a boost in airspeed that allows them to soar 30 to 50 feet into the air.

Then they turn, gliding with the wind to get an additional speed boost while swooping downwards close to the sea waves.

By repeatedly using this method, the wandering albatross can travel thousands of miles without flapping its wings.

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