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Northern royal albatross
Royal Cam
Learn about the colony
Learn about the colony
Introduction
Learn more about the colony at Taiaroa head, the Royal Albatross species and get answers to some of your burning questions.
Questions from the Royal Cam fans
Answers to your questions about Royal Cam, albatross and the colony at Taiaroa Head.
Northern royal albatross
One of the largest seabird in the world, the Northern royal albatross is a graceful giant with a wing span of over three metres.
Taiaroa Head Nature Reserve
Located on the windswept end of the Otago Peninsula, Pukekura/Taiaroa Head is world renown as the only mainland colony of albatross in the Southern Hemisphere.
