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All right, lets get down to business! Today’s fact is about the laysan albatross which is a true ocean bird with incredible flying capabilities. This magnificent bird never touches the ground outside of the breeding season (imagine the Aeroplan Miles these guys collect).\u00a0 The laysan albatross spends little effort while flying so whether it is resting or in mid-flight, its heart rate is roughly the same. From time to time, these flying machines may land on the ocean to feed or catch some shut-eye.\u00a0 Although, studies have shown that they don’t even need to land to catch up on that all important sleep.\u00a0 That’s right, these large sea-birds are capable of sleeping while gliding around the night sky.\u00a0 For all the pilots out there, please don’t try mimicing the laysan albatross! I wouldn’t be keeping up with the spirit of this blog if I didn’t tell you why the laysan albatross sleeps while flying.\u00a0 The reasoning is fairly simple, they have evolved to sleep while flying to prevent hungry whales and sharks from devouring them while they rest.<\/p>\n
Laysan Albatross Fast Fact:<\/strong> They are able to fly for hours and even days without flapping their wings!<\/p>\nDid you find this post interesting? Did you know the laysan albatross was a sleepy flier? Do you have any follow up questions?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Well, I have been working tirelessly on trying to get Wild Facts’ new home page up and running.\u00a0 The page is still in development but if you are bored and would like to check it out then please feel free to do so.\u00a0 The new site is www.wild-facts.com. I would greatly appreciate any feedback on the new site.\u00a0 Thanks! All right, lets get down to business! Today’s fact is about the laysan albatross which is a true ocean bird with incredible flying capabilities. This magnificent bird never touches the ground outside of the breeding season (imagine the Aeroplan Miles these <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4024],"tags":[49,4025,50],"yoast_head":"\n
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