Spring is nearly here—if you live in the Southern Hemisphere. And these black-browed albatrosses, sometimes called mollymawks, have returned to their nesting grounds in the Falkland Islands where they will reunite with their mates. Each bird pair will lay a single egg in October and nurture the hatchling from December until April, when it’s time to take off and hunt the high seas again.
Back to the nest
Today in History
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A century since Tut s tomb was discovered
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Black History Month
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Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month
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Cheetah in Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania
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Hallstatt, Austria
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Wheels up in Beijing
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Seasonal lights dazzle in Japan
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A young jaguar on a riverbank, Pantanal, Brazil
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Seville celebrates first world tour
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Blackbird in Essex, England
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Bryce Canyon National Park, Utah
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Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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Rapa Valley in Sarek National Park, Sweden
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The globe skimmers return
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World Space Week begins
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World Rivers Day
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Ansel Adams birthday
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Whale hello there!
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Adorable activism
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Infant Sumatran orangutan, Indonesia
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March of the flowers
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World Art Day
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Vila Franca Islet, São Miguel Island, Azores, Portugal
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Star Wars Day
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Happy World Meteorological Day
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Fiordland National Park, New Zealand
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In Texas, even the riverbend is big
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Float on
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