

Viss tiek pierakstīts un tētis YWK cītīgi tam seko.

Galvenais izstāstīts par mazuļa svaru,kas no 290 g jau ir pieaudzis līdz 840 g.Cālītis aizvien vairāk paliks ārpus mammas vai tēta,jo pats jau var saglabāt sava ķermeņa siltumu un arī vieta zem vecākiem kļūst par mazu.Lielākam albatrosam ir vieglāk apsegt visu mazuli,bet mazulītis aug un vecāki mainās.Vietiņa paliek aizvien mazāka.Sharyn Broni (DOC)
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Kia Ora,
See TaniaN27's triptych below of how much the chick has grown! Thanks TaniaN27. The chicks do grow extremely fast and it will not be long before the chick constantly has its head poking out from underneath the parent due to lack of room. A brief rundown of chick growth is 290g on hatching, 520g on day 7 and 840g on day 14. It is easier for the larger male to completely cover the chick for longer so exactly when this happens will depend on when changeovers between YWK and KGY occur. The chick will gradually become more able to retain body heat as it grows so does not need to be completely covered.
Just a note on where the Chatham Island colonies are in relation to the fire on the main Chatham Island as there are many islands and rock stacks in the Chatham Island group. The fire is on the main island and the Northern Royal Albatross as on small islands to the north and to the east. Rangitahi (The Sisters) is to the north and Motuhara (The Forty Fours) is to the east. These are very isolated and inaccessible places.
Update on GO and WO: they have a foster chick who is doing well. Sadly their egg died late during the incubation process. This is something that happens and very little can be done. We are lucky at Taiaroa Head that we can foster eggs and chicks when they are deserted otherwise the deserted one would have died too. There is some information on the FAQ page for last years fostering situation if you are new to this page. See also the What to Expect on RoyalCam page.
Fun Fact: The Northern Royal Albatross was first described as Diomedea sanfordi by ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy just over 100 years ago.