A captive albatross tormented by jeering sailors is also a metaphor for the social travails of the sensitive poète maudit in Charles Baudelaire 's poem L'albatros:

Nov 21, 2025 · Albatross, (family Diomedeidae), any of more than a dozen species of large seabirds that collectively make up the family Diomedeidae (order Procellariiformes). Because of their tameness on …

Dec 20, 2024 · The albatross is one of nature's most impressive flyers, soaring effortlessly over the ocean for days or weeks at a time, often without flapping its wings for hours. These majestic seabirds …

May 31, 2024 · Albatrosses can soar at high speeds for up to eight hours without even moving their wings. Learn more about these amazing birds and how to help them.

Jul 9, 2025 · Graceful, powerful, and built for life above the waves, this seabird is a master of the skies. Learn more about this impressive and enigmatic seabird. What are albatrosses? Albatrosses are …

Find out more about the bird with the world’s largest wingspan. Learn about the life of this famous seafarer.

The great albatrosses are seabirds in the genus Diomedea in the albatross family. The genus Diomedea formerly included all albatrosses except the sooty albatrosses, but in 1996 the genus was split, with …

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Set in an old carriage house on the campus of Case Western Reserve University, L’Albatros features beautifully prepared French brasserie fare in a quaint and romantic setting.

There are few things as wondrous as watching an albatross glide and wheel over the open ocean with barely a wingbeat. Feathered mostly in brown, with a milky wash over the face, the Black-footed …