Royal albatross~Poor Pippa gets visit by five juvies~7:24 pm 2020/03/18

these young adults practice their courtship dances on RoyalCam.
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Young albatross return after at least 4 years at sea to find a mate. They socialise in groups of potential mates called gams, to learn the language of courtship and try to impress with their displays. They perfect performances which start as what seems like a dance. Then eventually this becomes a simplified but unique language between one pair which they use to find each other each season.
Displays involve several actions which include:
sky-pointing: lowering their head then pointing sharply upwards,
skycalling: an extend of their wings, followed by pointing to the sky and calling,
front or side preening: a raise of their head then whipping it to preen their breast or side
snapping or rattling: a sharp clap or rattle of their beak by opening and closing.
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