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Female Short-tailed Albatross and Chick

Image of Short-tailed albatross

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Summary[edit] Description: English: This is one of the first images of the female short-tailed albatross with her chick. The chick is the first to be hatched outside of Japan. As of 2010, the short-tailed albatross population is estimated to be 1,200 birds. Of these, the total number of breeding age birds is thought to be approximately 600 birds. Date: 1 February 2011, 20:33:47. Source: http://digitalmedia.fws.gov/cdm/singleitem/collection/natdiglib/id/12377/rec/9. Author: Leary, Pete.

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