Albatross: Life on the Wind and Sea

Description

Explore albatross biology and their conservation with colorful art and engaging, informative text.

Off the California coast, albatrosses soar effortlessly over the churning sea and through storms. These ancient creatures have been misunderstood by humans throughout history, blamed for bad weather on ships, ridiculed for their clumsy gait on land. But what is life really like for an albatross? Family-friendly exhibit Albatross: Life on the Wind and Sea sweeps you into the world of this mysterious seabird.

Albatrosses spend 95% of their lives over the open ocean, but they need to be on land to nest. In this exhibit, Hawaii/California artist and author Caren Loebel-Fried tells the story of a nesting Laysan Albatross – one of the three albatross species found along the northern Pacific Coast. Loebel-Fried is one of the lucky few who has spent multiple weeks on Midway Atoll over the years, counting nesting albatrosses and researching for art she was commissioned to create for the US Fish and Wildlife Service. There, she fell in love with albatrosses, and hopes their story will bring people, especially children, closer to the natural world and want to help care for it.

Fully researched and scientifically accurate, this exhibit explores albatross biology and their conservation, with engaging, informative text and colorful, visually stunning art images.

This exhibit is also available as an online exhibit! Book the online exhibit as a stand-alone experience, or pair it with the physical exhibit when you host. Visit our online exhibits page to learn more.

Albatross: Life on the Wind and Sea is a traveling exhibition from the Seymour Marine Discovery Center, Caren Loebel-Fried, and Exhibit Envoy, and is based on the book A Perfect Day for an Albatross.

View a trailer about the book and learn more about the project here: