It’s not a plane – it’s a bird! In a 2004 report published by French and British researchers working in the sub-Antarctic, the mean estimated groundspeed recorded for a satellite-tagged, grey-headed albatross (Thalassarche chrysostoma) hit 127 km/h (78.9 mph). The albatross sustained this speed for more than 8 hours while returning to its nest at Bird Island, South Georgia, in the middle of an Antarctic storm. The report was published by the Paulo Catry, Richard A. Phillips and John P. Croxall of the British Antarctic Continue reading →