The Science: The birds in the footage are Grey-headed Albatrosses. Their parental instinct is highly “place-dependent.” For these birds, the definition of “my chick” is essentially “the thing currently sitting in my nest.”
The “Harsh Reality”: If a chick is blown out of its nest by high winds, the parent may fail to recognize it even if it is only a few inches away. As shown in the video, the parent often ignores the chick until it manages to crawl back into the “cup” of the nest. Once back in the nest, the parent’s brooding instinct re-engages.
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This reinforces my belief that birds have precision gps installed on them
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The Science: The birds in the footage are Grey-headed Albatrosses. Their parental instinct is highly “place-dependent.” For these birds, the definition of “my chick” is essentially “the thing currently sitting in my nest.”
The “Harsh Reality”: If a chick is blown out of its nest by high winds, the parent may fail to recognize it even if it is only a few inches away. As shown in the video, the parent often ignores the chick until it manages to crawl back into the “cup” of the nest. Once back in the nest, the parent’s brooding instinct re-engages.
This reinforces my belief that birds have precision gps installed on them