Wandering albatross, like this pair, spend little time on islands. Most
of their time is spent soaring on their 12-foot wings over vast
distances of the ocean, looking for food. These birds forage by
navigating an "olfactory landscape" in the air above the sea, following
a scent that tells them where their prey are congregating.
(Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Nevitt, University of California, Davis)[back]
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