Behind The Scenes: Royal Albatross Hatching Highlights From The Incubator | DOC | Cornell Lab

Watch the slow progression of a Royal Albatross hatching in the incubator over several days in these behind-the-scenes highlights from the New Zealand Department of Conservation. Each Royal Albatross chick is transported to an incubator during its multi-day hatching process. Why the incubator? This conservation measure keeps chicks safe from “flystrike“—when flies lay maggots on the chick and hatching egg—which can be fatal to a hatchling. Once a chick finishes hatching, it is returned to the care of its parent at the nest. Hatching clips by © Theo Thompson | DOC RoyalCam was set up in January 2016 by the Department of Conservation and the Cornell Lab has been collaborating with DOC since 2019 to bring the cam to life. To learn more while watching, view the cam at or at ******************************* Royal Cam is a 24-hour live stream of a Northern Royal Albatross nest during the breeding season at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head on the southeast tip of New Zealand’s South Island. This season (2022–23) we are watching a male, GLY (named for his colored leg bands: Green, Lime, Yellow) and female, L (Lime). The fertile egg was laid on the November 4, 2022. to get all the updates during what’s sure to be another action-packed season on New Zealand’s South Island. #birdcams #live #albatross #birds #wildlife #nature #nowplaying #newzealand #endangeredspecies