Diomedea+exulans

[[image:http://www.birdsasart.com/wandering%20albatross.jpg width="159" height="240"]]The Wandering Albatross
(Diomedea exulans)

It is native to the Atlantic Ocean. But it can be found in nearly every ocean in the Southern Hemisphere. This bird lives in waters that are close to 65 degrees and the ocean has a salinity of 35 PPS. The main currents that the albatross follows are the Brazil Current and the West Wind Drift. The average low tide is about 0.48 meters whil high tide is about 0.66 meters leaving the average tide to be about 0.18 meters.

Questions:

1. What ocean is the wandering albatross native to? 2. What currents do the albatross follow? 3. What is the average tide that they are native to?