Brief SummaryRead full entry BiologyAdults arrive at their
breeding colonies between late August and early September, where
the female lays a single egg in a nest built on a pedestal of
mud. Part of a monogamous pair, both the male and the female
contribute to the care of the egg and the hatchling, taking
turns to incubate the egg and provide the chick with
regurgitated food. The chick fledges in April and May, but do
not breed until, on average, the age of ten (3) (4). An agile
bird, the Atlantic yellow-nosed albatross often scavenges at
fishing vessels and overcomes its size disadvantage by
manoeuvring close enough to the boat to retrieve scraps thrown
overboard. It will also steal prey from white-chinned petrels
and makes use of the hunting tactics of tuna and cetaceans by
plunge-diving for the fish they drive to the surface. Its diet
consists of fish, crustaceans, squid and fishery by-catch (3).