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WONDERFUL CREATURES
THE BIRD WITH THE LONGEST
WINGS IN THE WORLD: THE
ALBATROSS
Albatrosses are oceanic birds with very large wing spans, of about
3.5 meters (11.5 feet). They spend 92% of their lives at sea and
come to land only to breed. The most important characteristic of
these birds is that they can fly for a very long time without stop-
ping. They perform this difficult task by means of their style of
flight.
In order to fly, it is enough for an albatross to open its wings wide
against the wind. In this way, it can fly for hours without flapping
its wings at all. The bird does this by extending its wings as wide as
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