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Rarest Of The Rare
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The book "Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds" is published by Random House.
Diane Ackerman, author
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The island Torishima is a small island near Japan.
Diane Ackerman, traveler
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The short‑tailed albatross is a rare bird that lives on Torishima.
Diane Ackerman, observer
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The short‑tailed albatross lives between 40 and 60 years.
at least 40 years · lifespan
Diane Ackerman, observer
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The short‑tailed albatross can fly for 4 to 5 years without landing.
at least 4 years · flight duration
Diane Ackerman, observer
Daniel talks with Diane Ackerman about her new book, "Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds" (Random House), which is about her journey to a small island near Japan, an island called Torishima, which is home to the rare bird known as the short-tailed albatross. The albatross lives 40 to 60 years and has the capacity for fly for 4 or 5 years without landing (it does float on the water every so often)...it even can sleep while flying.
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