Epic flight: Round the world in 46 days

ALBATROSSES regularly make epic round-the-world flights when they are not busy breeding, scientists revealed yesterday.

Epic flight: Round the world in 46 days

One bird tracked by researchers took just 46 days to travel a minimum distance of 22,000 kilometres.

The study by the British Antarctic Survey is the first to show where grey-headed albatrosses go during the 18 months between breeding seasons.

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