Albatross Encounter - The Biggest Wingspan in the World

[900bobby900]

the thunderbird is bigger...

[StarZiggy3]

One of the best videos in youtube!

[ManUAllways]

I don't know why I kept laughing at 0:16

[ItsMrQ]

These birds can glide for days and sleep while doing so. AMAZING!

[Monkeyboy92037]

why don't the birds eat each other

[ukrainesov21]

From the first view albatros looks like a sea-gull. But when it spreads its wings you can see that its body is less proportional to the wings than the sea-gull's body. Albatros looks "fat" and his wings so thin. LOL

[charbony]

This video was very well put together.

[kawaii2525]

So little is known about the albatross, it's great that they can get so close to people. I just hope that won't be a negative thing like it has been for so many other animals who got close to humans. 

[CoN0R115]

@kawaii2525 More often than not, it's when humans get close to animals and encroach upon their habitat that their numbers decline, not the other way around.

[amieHERSELF]

where do they hide those huge wings when theyre just floating on the water haha! gorgeous amazing creatures!

[Elemenoose]

MINE! MINE! MINE! MINE!

[LylesgoldMusic]

These guys' wings are so large, they must displace huge amounts of air per distance travelled. That must allow them to fly at incredibly slow speeds.

You all seem to be specialists, why do they need to be able to fly at such slow speeds? Is it because its more economical (wich from an engineering point of view it must be)?

[ajaakola]

human traffic song

[theeco92]

watch my channel i have animals videos

[luxenfux]

Orbital rules.

[sunac]

Did you know... the wandering albatross can glide for days without flapping it's wings?

[ColBuzby]

These birds are amazing, I've seen them follow a ship from San Fransisco to Honolulu....even in the worst weather.That's five days at sea,they would eat the garbage thrown overboard.

Nowadays you can't discard any trash overboard...I wonder if they still follow the ships like they used to.

[suprmacdaddy]

are these just like...seagulls?

[fearisfallen]

realy...realy big seagulls, pretty much yeah

[Bono4King]

I would like to think that bird lovers are a more evolved species of human being,,and all this banal arguing and immature name calling would be more for a site about rap songs or why Kate Plus 8 is an upsetting genre for the mindless types now,,

[powerbookg]

Well said, Bono4King

[escarlatelli]

a site about rap songs? thats a little presumptuous. maybe we can argue about why U2 sucks so bad

[whiterose0818]

Those birds are brilliant and amazing and DO NOT look good to eat because they might be rare but I'm not sure.

[dcptpbnkwtye]

Nice landing 1:14

[shroomapoluza]

what song is this its amazing? and bless these birdies

[EKaik]

Its by Orbital and its called Belfast (original version)

[shroomapoluza]

i KNEW it was orbital i KNEW it. thank you!

[rityrocks]

I love this bird. Does anyone know where I can find videos of albatross taking-off? Mind you, these albatross also look good to eat - nice and fatty (that's how I like my birds)

[croscoe85]

So beautiful.

[brandtjovan]

i know, right

[nickranes3]

Those fools circumnavigate the planet all the time! I heard

[astronoman11]

dang lol

[jstrouse]

Actually, an 11 ft 11 inch wingspan has been authenticated by Seamen who captured a live specimen of the Wandering Albatross back in the 1960's.

[brownsound545]

their stupid

[blubby777]

that's a seagull

[BigBossIsBack]

I can't help but think of dinosaurs here

[SolidVictory]

That's true. Recent scientific study shows that birds are not what we think of them, simply as their own sub-category "birds". They are actually a true form of dinosaur that has been able to survive millenia of destruction and natural chaos on Earth. You can look this up for yourself if you don't believe me =].

[JCarver117]

I know, eh? =D So cool. By far, my favorite of the birds. =]

[skatertechdeck]

you are all wrong search monster and strange creature and click on the 1st one and view the whole video and you will see a ginormous black bird that is 11 feet tall and a wingspan of 26 feet

[Aeonation]

Argentavis magnificens, its extinct now.

[kcalhoun2]

no its not

[nadzhater]

good call. The Argentavis magnificens is a giant ass fuckin vulture, not an albatross. that is an albatross. lol

[MalcomAP]

Um No get your facts right the Albatross does not have the largest wingspan on the planet... The bird with the largest wingspan is the Andean Condor which reaches 11 feet & some reports have been given that there are actually some with 13 feet wingspans

[EKaik]

Hi Malcom, Actually the Wandering Albatross is in the Guiness Book of records with the worlds largest wingspan at 3.63m (nearly 12ft) the largest wingspan of an Andean Condor was measured at 3.2m (10.7ft)although the Condor is a heavier bird weighing up to 15kg (33lb) compared to a maximum of 12kg (26.4lb) for the Wanderer.

[MalcomAP]

Hey whats up, Actually your wrong the Andean Condor wingspan can reach up to 12 feet not the albatross the longest the wingspan of the Wandering Albatross is only up to 10 feet I mean hey you can look it up, google it or whatever you want to do the albatross wingspan cannot reach 12 feet

[EKaik]

If you google 'worlds largest wingspan' and check out the wikipedea entries you will see all the birds with their relative wingspans. The Condor is a member of the Herons and the Albatross of the tubenoses. Check it out.

[MalcomAP]

With all do respect, I don't need to google nothing lol the albatross has the largest wingspan in sea birds but the andean condor has it by 2 inches, Yes I know the Albatross is in the tubenoses family just like the Sea Gull, Puffin, & Petrell the condor is a bird of prey so no it is not a member of the herons

[EKaik]

The Andean Condor is a member of the New World Vultures; for many years have the New World vultures been considered members of the order Falconiformes. Only recently have they been separated from raptors like eagles and hawks. The American Ornithologist Union (AOU) now places the New World vultures (Family Cathartidae) into the Order Ciconiiformes. Other members of the Ciconiiformes are Ibises, Spoonbills, Herons, and Storks.

[MalcomAP]

The only thing that is a member of the ciconiiformes is the Marabou Stork which happen to be scavengers like vultures & the only reason why the compared them with storks is because of the resemblance but vultures & condors are birds of prey my friend

[EKaik]

There is no denying they are birds of prey (in that they 'prey' on live animals as well as scavenging carrion) They are however now classified as Ciconiiformes rather than Raptors.

[sheebshag]

You're wrong. The wandering albatross has the largest wing span of any living bird. Common knowledge. There's DOCUMENTED cases of 12 feet wing span and unsbustantiated reports of 16-17 feet wing span for the wandering albatross. Condor has the largest wing span of any North American bird, but there's a world outside of North America alright? Consider yourself educated on this matter.

[MalcomAP]

Show me links that support your claim of reports that their was Albatrosses with wingspans of up to 17 feet or even 16, & for your information I'm not talking about the California condor dumb ass I'm talking about the Andean Condor which dwells in South America, in the Andes mountains, (educated in this manner) no educate yourself see don't be coming on here acting as if you know anything when in a long run you really don't know shit

[scorpionics75]

As far as my knowledge is concerned CONDOR belongs to South America and not North America and is better known as Andes Condor as it is found in Andes mountains... I guess we all need to be educated

[nordhorny]

MalcomAP - you seem to 'favour' the condor. The Wandering Albatross has ALWAYS had the longest wingspan of ANY modern bird, this is a fact. There are others with longer spans than condors as well, the Maribou stork is one. Actually the Maribou stork rivals the Wandering Albatross...Don't be afraid to accept you are wrong, it is FACT that the Wandering Albatross has the longest span of any modern bird..........

[shellbell71792]

this video is absolutely amazing.