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Laysan

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[lahy-sahn] / ˈlaɪ sɑn /

noun

  1. an islet of Hawaii, in the Leeward Islands, NW of Niihau.


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About 1.3 million of these birds are Laysan albatrosses like Wisdom.

From NewsForKids.net • Dec. 5, 2024

Jon Plissner, supervisory wildlife biologist at the refuge, told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that Wisdom was one of two to three million Laysan albatrosses who travel to Midway to breed.

From BBC • Dec. 4, 2024

The series focuses this season on wildlife migration, and the island of Laysan is a breeding hub for the Laysan albatross, a large seabird that calls the North Pacific home.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 19, 2023

In 2006, vagrants of the same raptor species killed 4 percent of endangered Laysan ducks that had just been translocated to the Midway Atoll from nearby islands.

From New York Times • Apr. 7, 2022

“On the ground you can look for mōlī. Laysan albatross. You might even see one trying to take off. They’re super awkward on land. They sort of half leap, half throw themselves into the wind.”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

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