Toroa / Royal Albatross

At the end of the Otago Peninsula lies the tiny outpost of Taiaroa Head, here you'll find the one of world's largest seabirds, the Northern royal albatross. Meet the Locals is a partnership between DOC and TVNZ 6 and is distributed by Bush Telly with permission.

[@Taradoxxi]

Wonderful video. It's remarkable to see such huge birds so apparently calm and tolerant of humans touching their eggs and chicks. Are they used to researchers approaching and handling them like that, or are they simply unaccustomed to large predators?

[@nicolatoki8907]

+Taradoxxi yes, they are used to rangers being out in the colony regularly interacting them by protecting chicks, weighing and measuring chicks, setting up irrigation if it's too hot and also doing pest control and other management activities. I think they probably think the rangers are part of the colony by now. :)

[@rushdiahmad2435]

The mother just looked, and probably think if you want it so much you can have it..

[@Norrbottning]

♥ Need more albatross

[@mariadagraca1246]

Inprecionante !! Como eles são lindos 😍👏 obrigada

[@lol4lol993]

I guess that chick must be the batch mate of LGK, OGK and co. They're parents themselves now. 😀♥️

[@alaxkhoo9085]

I saw this video 9 Years later！🤗

[@Dixitkushagra175]

Dem birds chill as fuck

[@yellowbearanimations]

I thought the wandering albatross was the largest flying bird in the world

[@johnnykapoor957]

My favorite bird!

[@PK-je8mi]

Thank you BushTelly tv for this video...it's nice...post more videos...

[@raindoset5408]

"the northern royal albatross is the worlds largest flying bird with a wingspan of 3 meters" Andean condor: hold my beer

[@zakelwe]

I thought the wandering albatross had the largest wingspan !

[@rocketlaunch99]

Big birb on the floor

[@williamjack7872]

"Pipperment"

[@aliaziz6319]

🤗🤗🤗