The albatross is a bird with the largest wing span of any bird in the world, reaching up to 12 feet!
That's taller than any person!
They are sometimes called Gooney Birds.
![albatross](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Diomedea_exulans_in_flight_-_SE_Tasmania.jpg/640px-Diomedea_exulans_in_flight_-_SE_Tasmania.jpg)
(from: wikipedia - albatross)
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