What makes Midway Islands home to albatrosses?
I don’t think we can ever be sure about exactly why some albatross species live on Midway Atoll, but a very long time ago, these birds must have found these tiny, isolated islands a very safe place to lay their eggs and raise their chicks. There were no predators here originally, so the chances of raising their chicks successfully were much higher than other locations. How do albatrosses find or choose their partners? Believe it or not, albatross choose their partners by how well they dance! The young albatross, which are 3-7 years old, like to dance with each other. This is a specific dance complete with bobbing, head under wing tucking, bill clacking, whinnying, and mooing with heads pointed to the sky. It is very entertaining to watch, but the birds need to practice this dance for years until they get good enough to dance it perfectly and in step with a bird of the different sex. After this, the birds get to the business of making a nest, laying and incubating an egg and raising a c
