Students examine an albatross bolus before dissecting it

Students wearing blue disposable gloves use a magnifying glass to examine an albatross bolus--a brown mass of indigestible contents from the bird's gut-- before dissecting it.
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The Island School

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Students examine an albatross bolus--a mass of indigestible contents from the bird's gut-- before dissecting it.
Facility
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Ecosystem
Marine
Recreational Activity
Wildlife watching
Species
Diomedeidae
Subject tags
Environmental education
Human-wildlife conflicts
Marine ecology
Marine environments
Pollution
Research
Science
Seabirds
Wildlife refuges