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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Star Wars Day
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Who s there? The largest owl in the world
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Who created the Easter Bunny?
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Dalyan, Turkey
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Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary
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Cappadocia, Türkiye
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Pasadena Chalk Festival supports local arts education
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A day of death and rebirth
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Manatee Awareness Month
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Thomsons gazelles, Maasai Mara, Kenya
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You won’t see this on Mulberry Street
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Longtailed widowbird at Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa
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It s tree-climbing season
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Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act anniversary
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Castle Day in Japan
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Siblings Day
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National Bison Month
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Mid-Autumn Festival
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Nursing the world to health
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Sharp-dressed bug
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Gujō Hachiman Castle, Gifu prefecture, Japan
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A tree of many memories
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Keyholes to the kingdom
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Best. Holiday. Ever.
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Monet still makes an impression
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Maldives
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Defying gravity on a swing ride
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Kirkjufell, Iceland
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Spire Cove in Kenai Fjords National Park, Seward, Alaska
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