Albatross Courtship Dance
In Albatross Courtship Dance, narrator Sir David Attenborough describes the arrival of macaroni penguins and albatrosses in South Georgia. The albatrosses in particular are here to find mates using elaborate courtship dances. This video is excerpted from BBC’s Frozen Planet, a series that shows a fragile world of beauty and hostility, where nature finds a way to survive and thrive in frigid conditions.
Lesson Express
Q: What did you learn about macaroni penguins?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention that macaroni penguins are the world’s most numerous penguins or that they arrive and live in pairs.
Q: What is unique about albatross partnerships?
A: The birds stay together for up to 50 years.
Q: What are the benefits of birds, like the albatross, having a long relationship?
A: Student responses will vary. Students may mention that the birds can raise their chicks together and always have a mate since they don’t have to find a new one each year.
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