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These turtles navigate their way across 1,000 miles of featureless ocean |
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to reach these tiny, isolated islands. |
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Perhaps they use their super-charged sense of smell |
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to detect the traces of land in the ocean currents. |
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Or maybe, like the seabirds, |
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they too have an internal magnetic compass. |
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But however they do it, |
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when they're ready to nest, |
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females return to the very same beach on which they were born. |
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Just as she arrives, |
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others are preparing to leave. |
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These seven-month-old black-footed albatross chicks |
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have recently been abandoned by their parents. |
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And now, driven by hunger, |
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it's their time to get airborne. |
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Unfortunately, with space at a premium, |
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there is little room for manoeuvre, |
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and they must make their maiden flights over water. |
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But this is no place for a paddle. |
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