1.2M views · 6.4K reactions | The bonds between albatrosses can last decades, and every year they return to this colony. | National Geographic | Facebook

25K views · 1K reactions | The first northern royal albatross chick has hatched! Here’s a quick peek of the new chick (it’s only a peek because mum was very protective!) This is the first chick of the season and a teaser of what we can look forward to from our new and improved stream, in collaboration with Cornell University / Cornell Lab of Ornithology The stream: https://bit.ly/2TrPDIB : DOC | Department of Conservation | Facebook

446K views · 10K reactions | Join the moment when the Northern Royal Albatross chick met dad, RLK, for the first time at the nest in this clip from the New Zealand Department of Conservation! Follow all the action LIVE at AllAboutBirds.org/Albatross | Bird Cams | Facebook