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Albatrosses Have No Idea Where They're Going

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Posted on: October 26, 2007 3:41 PM, by Benny Bleiman

Who would have thought that the wandering albatross flew around the earth randomly with absolutely no plan? Apparently the person who named it.

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According to some fishermen, albatrosses look "wicked baked."

Scientists used to believe that albatrosses followed a strange mathematical formula when flying around the globe in search of food. Turns out they were wrong. New data suggests that albatrosses have no rhyme or...

reason to their movements, and indeed are flying long distances completely randomly.

According to this article in the New Zealand Herald, data gathered over ten years ago suggested that the albatrosses followed a pattern called a Levy flight. Sayeth the article, "A Levy flight occurs when a search is conducted in a semi-orderly manner, with clusters of short searches over a relatively small area interweaved between long-distance flights from one region to another. Mathematicians showed this was an optimal strategy for foraging for sparse food."

Nope. They don't. Using sophisticated logging instruments and reviewing the previous research, scientists found that the birds do not conform to the formula as previously thought. Not only that but it turns out the old research into bees and deer saying these creatures followed the Levy pattern was also false.

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The sequel to the critically acclaimed Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Joe Bob the Dumbass Albatross did not fare as well on the best seller lists

Albatrosses are one of the most well traveled creatures on the globe, able to fly distances of over 1.5 million MILES in its lifetime. Yeah, we said it, 1.5 million. Plus, they're mentioned in a sweet Pink Floyd song. What have you done with your life?

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Two words... ROAD TRIP!!!!1!!11!!

Posted by: speedwell | October 26, 2007 5:27 PM

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When you don't know where you're going, any road will take you there.

Posted by: The Ridger | October 26, 2007 6:49 PM

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Manual trackback

Posted by: John Lynch | October 26, 2007 9:51 PM

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Great albatross photo. Any thoughts on the best ocean theme horror movie? http://blogfishx.blogspot.com/2007/10/best-ocean-theme-horror-movie.html

Posted by: Mark Powell | October 27, 2007 1:28 AM

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Looks like you've 'tag'teamed! We are expecting you to deliver too ;p

Happy Hallowmeme from The Other 95!

Posted by: kevin z | October 27, 2007 8:59 PM

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Interestingly, Cmdr. Fluckey (USN) found tagged albatrosses (albatrosi?) from Wake Island flying (and swimming) around the Kurile Islands north of Japan during World War 2. He describes writing to the National Geographic Society to inform them of this, as until that time no-one had known where the Wake albatros-plurals (whatever it is) went during their migrations. I wonder how this would square with the latest research?

Posted by: Peter | October 27, 2007 11:31 PM

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I LOVE AISLINN THE ALBATROSS

Posted by: albatrosssssssssssss | February 9, 2009 10:13 AM

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ahah! ausum lil blog here! made me laff!!

Posted by: chelsea | August 20, 2009 3:01 AM

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Aww. Benny is sooo cute!!

Posted by: Valli | April 25, 2010 8:34 PM

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it's too cute..

Posted by: fue saç ekimi | December 21, 2010 10:21 AM

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He describes writing to the National Geographic Society to inform them of this, as until that time no-one had known where the Wake albatros-plurals (whatever it is) went during their migrations. I wonder how this would square with the latest research?

Posted by: custom football jersey | January 18, 2011 10:40 PM

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