The Albatross: Mightiest of the Seabirds

The Albatross!
This felt much more like one of my old-school videos. It’s weird to call any of my content “old School” but it has been more than 3 years since the channel started. There really isn’t any content about albatrosses on KZbin, so I hope people are interested in this animal. On the other hand, maybe they’re not, and this video will become my own personal “Albatross” viewership-wise.
Music was not made by Dara Hughes this time, instead, it is this great royalty-free track here on KZbin. • Deep Blue - Calming Oc...
Wikipedia Articles for the topics if you want to learn more about them:
Albatross: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albatross#
… do you expect anything else?
Sources Used:
royalsocietypublishing.org/do...
www.britannica.com/animal/alb...
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/sc...
www.amnh.org/exhibitions/wate...
sora.unm.edu/sites/default/fi...
www.marineornithology.org/PDF/...
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Picture of Albatross with lady: / 360780620148122782

[@TheBudgetMuseum]

I was being tongue in cheek: that is not my actual house

[@W4iteFlame]

What? No way!

[@Qu0thTheRaven]

You probably should've mentioned that m8.

[@wordreet]

The rent must be astronomical!!!

[@JeffBilkins]

Animals that own a niche so hard they usually die of old age sounds like a fun series.

[@davidegaruti2582]

yeah , swifts , blue whales and killer whales are probably also in that category ... as well as likely the queens of eusocial insects ...

[@MybeautifulandamazingPrincess]

If I were to be born as an animal and could choose which one, I'd choose to be a Royal Albatross, they just spend their lives soaring over the ocean and chilling in their nests above the rocks away from any predators, and have plenty of fish to eat

[@juncohill]

The amazing thing about Wisdom is that she is still raising chicks with no signs of slowing! She has revealed to us that albatrosses are not only long-lived but also remain fertile for a long time. That's probably how the birds work around having a very slow breeding cycle.

[@Dell-ol6hb]

what a beast

[@Lizard1582]

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[@TeyuYagua]

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[@GraupeLie]

Wow, I actually didn't know that! Amazing!

[@pauliusthemad3498]

Albatrose named Wisdom is 70 years old....Ya, that is quite fitting

[@wordreet]

The ever beautiful Wisdom 🥰 is at least 73 as of this year's return to the nest. I'm 70 and she was ringed before I was born!!!

[@Eeggs4breakfast]

I saw an albatross while puking on a boat once. Unforgettable experience for multiple reasons, but I couldn’t get over just how huge it was compared to other sea birds!

[@LittleWhiteRabbitB]

It was The Rescuers that first got me interested in these beautiful birds. It was the perfect choice to have the albatross be the "airplane" for the mice. He also had to get a run for take-off, and he crash-landed every time coming in! Albatross are the best gliders, but quite terrible at landing and walking.

[@davidec.4021]

Yes! Same for me. I watched rescuers 2 so many times as a kid. Such a beautiful movie

[@donoteatcake9718]

What magnificent creatures, and what a magnificent existence. Thank you for showcasing this creature, because I do not think I would have given them a second thought.

[@Zero_XTZ5]

If you live in a house like that, why is this museum on a budget??

[@onetitwndr]

Have you seen the economic state of the world😂

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Because he's the butler 😂😅

[@BE-fw1lr]

Spent all the money on the house, no money left over for the museum.

[@grumbotron4597]

Act broke to stay rich

[@Zero_XTZ5]

@@grumbotron4597 on god

[@bonecanoe86]

I feel like the albatross is the closest living thing we have to a pterosaur.

[@HueghMungus]

I agree, I knew they were big but not having 3.5 meter wingspan! Incredible!

[@albatross4920]

As an Albatross, I approve this video ☮️🤘🏾🌊🕊

[@oliverkloezoph69]

As a video, i approve you Albatross

[@wordreet]

The ever beautiful "Wisdom" 🥰 is at least 73 as of this year's return to the nest. I'm 70 and she was ringed before I was born!!!

[@kmgg5005]

love these creatures- I watch the New Zealand Albatross nesting cam, it is really awesome. Also used to go to Kauai every year and would go to the bird sanctuary to watch them-from a distance- nesting/resting on the cliff side. thanks!!

[@HesGotaGun505]

Wisdom is amazing! That blew me away. I wish I was an Albatross.

[@bruhdotmpthree2792]

Albatross' graceful soaring is calming

[@henrry889]

If I saw a baby hatching from an egg, all I’d be able to think of is how such a little thing can grow into a fascinating specimen of aerodynamics

[@dMb1869]

I don’t know what to call your unique sense of humor, all I know is that it’s the best way to learn about nature.

[@sarlife]

The albatross has my favorite love story in nature. Partners for life, spending almost all year apart but coming to the same spot every year for a few weeks to reaffirm their bond and raise a chick.

[@nathanweber354]

I never knew that I loved Albatross so much.

[@glopple]

Albatrosses are cool and so are your videos

[@cameronwick]

What a gorgeous video. I just stumbled upon this somehow. Your mix of humor and fact and earnestness is excellent. I have always loved learning about our natural world, animals in particular. The albatross is a mighty creature, and although I thought I had known and respected the albatross before watching your video, I cannot tell you how much more I do so now, afterwards.

[@jen6373]

This was way cooler than I expected. So glad I clicked.

[@possumpatrol45]

There are two types of people: those who associate the albatross with Coleridge's Rime of the Ancient Mariner, and those who associate the albatross with Disney's The Rescuers.

[@LimeyLassen]

I'm both :D

[@user-zj2kp7mm7x]

idk what either of those are

[@uglybastard1080]

How could you not mention Sonic Riders broski?

[@XenoSun]

I associate it with the Monty Python sketch.

[@personifiedmarvel6964]

And also us, JoJo fans....

[@inspirednamehere6166]

So what I have taken from this video, is that albatrosses live the best life: travel the world with ease, find the love of your life, travel the world with ease, have lovely children, travel the world with ease, die of old age. sounds like they have it about right. Not for the first time, I am jealous of a seabird.

[@PapaMerlz]

Now whenever I get on a tangent about birds and go on about how incredible the Albatross is, i can just show this video so people stop thinking I’m crazy. Seriously though once you realize how big they can get and what they can do its insane.

[@Qvartz_Lite]

10 years ago I went vactioning to the beaches of Acapulco It was a windy, sunny day, perfect for going to the shore and dwelling on the beach But my dad had another idea, because the hotel we booked in that week had a pool in the roof So we took the elevator and went to the 16th floor. When we got there, my life was changed forever A bird, whose size dwarfed every other bird I've seen to that day, staring at me from the other side of the floor, peacefully, but intensely, as if it was scrutinizing my soul The albatross then took flight, spreading its wings, and letting the wind carry it to its fate Many more of them soared above me that weekend. Their huge shadows letting me know they were there Idk if there's a culture who have assigned them some significance, but since that day, for me, Albatrosses are the birds of peacefulness and good times

[@DanKeehner]

Watched it once before but saw the community post, commenting for the algorithm. Glad to see you uploading again.

[@mrbanjofrog]

One of my favourite bird groups ever, they are so majestic and huge.

[@wtbanation6268]

I am a planeologist and an airbus and a biplane have approximately nothing in common aside from the fact that they’re both fixed winged aircraft.

[@albytross8681]

I’m in college for my BS in wildlife care, and my biology course project I chose to do on short tailed albatrosses. The incredible adaptations they’ve made to become the masters of the skies (I wrote this a millisecond before I heard you say almost the exact same thing in the intro lmao) are like the most successful examples of evolution. You see a lot of animals that develop so far into a specific niche then as soon as their habitat is altered they immediately go extinct, but albatrosses adaptation is the perfect blend of specialization of locomotion combined with generalization of acceptable food. Basically anything that lives near the surface of the water is fair game for them. The only real thing that could kill them off is losing their breeding islands.

[@21centuryhippie61]

“Overhead the albatross hangs motionless upon the air And deep beneath the rolling waves in labyrinths of coral caves…” (From “Echoes” by Pink Floyd)

[@m.alejandramartinez9357]

I'm glad you are back♡ I love it when you drop your vids.

[@rocioaguilera3555]

Albatrosses are extremely beautiful and interesting. I've seen them 2-3 times in my life. I've love to see them again 🦤 Congratulations to the camera people. Incredible images. Albatrosses must be protected from extinction 😢

[@cultureddoggo5606]

they are less likely to be extinct since they are seabirds and the nature of their niche which is literally just eating small fish and squids. unless we screwed up are oceans so hard the fishes just... dies.

[@caninehat6589]

The albatross are terrifying to me.

[@williamshakemilk2192]

Informative videos, humor very scarce so it always catches you by surprise. One of the best channels.

[@Eye_Exist]

I never realized just how amazing and awesome albatrosses are.

[@ganondorfodragonmmirechan1847]

There’s something oddly calming about these animals getting to die of old age in the wild

[@parkersullivan903]

new budget museum upload, a blessing

[@garyb6219]

Another brilliant video. Thank you!

[@mountainpike5685]

loved these dudes from my favorite pink floyd song

[@pinksui1635]

love this video and i'm so glad you're back!! i'm pretty new into birding but i've been trying to see an albatross for a while :) such amazing birds

[@S0M3GUY778]

I work with a person studying their PhD working on Albatross genomics and developing a reference genome to try and help fisheries (in New Zealand at least) try to lower the amount of Albatross they get in their bycatch. Their taxonomy is kinda messed up because of course it is, but they're pretty amazing seabirds

[@stealdst]

Wait, so this bird tacks like a sailboat essentially to fly effortlessly 🤯

[@Nagassh]

Great topic. I remember not having much appreciation for these and not realising just how massive they were. After learning about them I found they seem to be the avian elephant equivalent, amazing creatures.

[@takenname8053]

SUPER NICE, literally big bird

[@laurachapple6795]

I had no idea they were related to penguins of all things!

[@Providence83]

The bit about them being terrified when bobbing without wind to catch on open waters might have some validity. Back when sailing was sailing, albatrosses would often land themselves on the deck of vessels during calm days and would tolerate well the humans on board. It was common practice to chase, catch, play with, razz, and feed the creature before letting it on its way. Never killed though, as you'd be cursed and would be forced by the rest of the crew to wear the corpse around your neck as an ill omen or like repentance for... I dont know how long, actually. Until the voyage ends or it rots off you? The details of these things I forget. There's no reason to kill them anyways, as their meat is pitiful and _foul._ Not even starving castaways find themselves able to down much of it at all. They are quite fun because they're so massive, deceptively as big from what you'd take away only having watched this video as they are unbelievably light, which makes for an interesting feeling when you handle them. They're great birds.

[@foxtwo1584]

O, the pelican. So smoothly doth he crest. A wind god!

[@flora_7719]

AAAAAAA I LOVE ALBATROSSES!!!!!!! they've always been my favorite bird and they give me so much joy. They're so round and big!!! I love them so much!!!!!!!!

[@user-il9ze9py8c]

I love your channel! This is so weird, but I have been thinking about the albatross for a long time. Read Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner, and then I looked them up, and I have been enchanted by how they live ever since. I would switch over to albatross in a heartbeat.

[@QueenCeleste2]

Have been watching an albatross cam from New Zealand and have fallen in love with these fascinating birds. Thank you very much for this. Now do wombats please!

[@haz454]

flawless video as always, i love your videos and always get so excited when you upload! thank you

[@raphlvlogs271]

due to the separation by the equatorial region the north pacific population is likely to further diverge from the rest of them over time forming its own genera

[@Itsatarp1337]

Really did not expect such a lovely video. Great watch!

[@tjhodge3517]

Its always a treat when u post man

[@DeuxisWasTaken]

I always respected Albatrosses because, y'know, big bird fly far. Thanks for giving me not only more knowledge but also more respect for those magnificent creatures.

[@jameslauramore4277]

I'm so excited for the next video As always these videos are just amazing

[@TheAnimalKingdom-tq3sz]

Albatrosses: exist Moushly: *Confusing Screaming noises*

[@chheinrich8486]

Dont worry your analogy was right, bi planes and airliners have as much in common as albatros and sea gulls

[@ManuelArmenta-qw1cu]

I sure hope that, your insight will really open broad understanding,to the folks that have no regard for all wildlife & help them to come around & care for this world!!!

[@Madhijz]

Albatros are majestic and inspiring where as their cousins the giant petrels are vile hellspawn

[@devangoad]

Lovely video, thanks.

[@Jacob-ly8vs]

I love albatrosses. Thanks, Mr. Budget

[@sauceman21]

I swear the BEST channels only upload once every couple months

[@lizardlover420]

i have a huge back piece tattooed on my back (shoulders to butt) of an albatross locked in a fight with a komodo dragon, i love these birds so much

[@fatfrogge8753]

I'm finally over my stats exam and ready to watch a new masterpiece

[@moontan91]

great video, amazing birds! : )

[@907kyle7]

@2:13 genuinely a fair comparison to show differences, between in both topics.

[@jstretch]

Rescuers Down Under.. Need I say more.

[@topherm365]

I listen to this to fall asleep

[@villiamkarl-gustavlundberg5422]

70 year old albatross. I didnt know theyd get that old.

[@LBG-cf8gu]

nicely done! thx

[@kathrynmcmorrow7170]

Dark thoughts because without enough winds on open seas they're "sitting ducks" for predators.

[@hadjnabil4811]

merci beaucoup

[@AmericanCrusader222]

Literal mastery.

[@cheyennereynoso4116]

Yes!! Been waiting for this one

[@clownfishautozoophilia5828]

solid video loved it.

[@froginthewaves8450]

Awesome Video!

[@rafaelcalderabebber1198]

I really like albatross too

[@invisiblegrif42]

"The Interrropical Convergence Zone" Me: "ah yes the Grand Line"

[@andythegoatman694]

Good music mentioning the albatross rime of the ancient mariner by iron maiden(also originally an interesing old 1700s poem )

[@poshdino6667]

Yippee a video to fall asleep to:)

[@jackmatthews8062]

I always thought albatrosses were lame until I saw this thank you

[@stavrosmilos165]

"Albatross!" - John Cleese

[@NaturallyEarth]

Really great video keep it up 👍

[@JerryAss]

He's back

[@stephenfaust2]

I love them. Cuties.

[@xapg5]

I've seen one of these irl SO BIG the one I saw was the toroa the wandering Albatross

[@user-zj2kp7mm7x]

good video, i like albatrosses too, even more now after this.

[@creakingskull7008]

I love this channel

[@TheBudgetMuseum]

Thank you! I remember your comments on some of my earliest videos. One of the OG fans right here!

[@creakingskull7008]

@@TheBudgetMuseum Creaking Skull

[@keerthivasannambiraju955]

You should do a video on pelagornithids, huge birds that dwarfed albatrosses with teeth.

[@stonnacc]

I'm confused between the name Alcatraz and albatross for an embarrassingly long time 😅

[@---jt5wg]

Seeing one of the wandering variety is on my bucket list. I got to see the laysan albatross in kauai and was amazed, because while I understood that they were big birds, I didn't really understand until I saw it, you know?

[@feba33]

Damn, my new favorite bird

[@Fede_99]

Wake up babe, new budget museum dropped!

[@maddib1723]

Great vid

[@dmason8078]

Can’t wait!

[@infiry300]

I think it’s subtle but i just noticed now how you create your videos for american *and* european audiences as well. Measuring units, yeah, but i finally noticed it actively when comparing distances between cities

[@lauryn6059]

I was just thinking about albatrosses the other day; this is so strange! Very cool that they can drink saltwater. Surprised you didn’t mention they mate for life!

[@Providence83]

7:38 he states very clearly they mate for life.

[@hefoxed]

While most do date for life, some don't. It's funny that albatrosses are like praised for straight monogamous when while that's the majority and that's what they originally thought... Till they DNA tested the couples they they been noticing for years that for some reason started with two eggs instead of one ... And found they were both female. E.g. they both mate with a male, then raise one of the eggs together. Some of these lesbian couples do mate for life, some break up (and so do some of the straight couples). Outdated research around animal sexuality and relationships has been used to promote certain ways of human life like monogamy (which is unusual in the animal kingdom), when in reality animals are much more complicated. If want to know more on this topic, read "b*tch: on the female of the species". It's eye opening (where I first heard about the albatross research).

[@JubioHDX]

@@hefoxed thats still KINDA like mating for life, but its like theyre getting sperm donors at the same time so they can still raise chicks lol. Thats a cool fact though, its surprising just how many animal species have homosexuality like that especially among the females

[@ronthealmightyratking8206]

If I was a sea bird, I'd be the mightiest of them all. -Ron, The Almighty Rat King

[@Funkiotologist]

Hooray I missed you!!