The Great Frigatebird Is Like The Energizer Bunny — It Keeps Going And Going And. . .

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A juvenile frigatebird (Photo credit: (Henri Weimerskirch / CEBC CNRS)

The great frigatebird, a species of seabird found across the world’s tropical seas, has a 7 foot wingspan — the largest of any bird species its size. Past research had indicated that these adept pilots could stay aloft as long as a week at a time. It turns out, that the experts and even Christopher Columbus, who noticed the birds on his 1492 voyage to the Americas — and remarked “does not alight on the sea nor depart from land 20 leagues (70 miles)” — had vastly underestimated the magnificent bird’s flying prowess and smarts!

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