1. The wandering albatross is a feathered giant having the longest wingspan of any bird, at up to 3.5m (11ft)! 2. Albatrosses can travel at speeds of up to 140km/h. 3. They are so efficient in ...

Every year, wildlife biologists in the Hawaiian archipelago anxiously await an albatross named Wisdom. The world’s oldest known wild bird, 74, makes an annual pilgrimage to the Midway Atoll ...

Birds have fascinated humans for centuries, with their ability to take to the skies effortlessly. But when it comes to sheer size and wingspan, some birds dominate the skies in ways that seem almost ...