albatrossThe Amsterdam albatross ( D. amsterdamensis) has a wingspread of 280–340 cm (9–11 feet). Once thought to be a subspecies of the wandering albatross, it was shown by DNA analysis in 2011 to have diverged from the wandering albatross more than 265,000 years ago. The species exists as a single critically endangered population of approximately 170 individuals on the island of...
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