This bird is doing more resistance training than I've done in my entire adult life.
Northern Royal Albatross Chick Practices Hovering Before First Flight
A northern royal albatross chick named Awheo is practicing hovering and wing flapping at Pukekura/Taiaroa Head, building flight muscles for his eventual first flight. Cornell Lab Bird Cams captured the heartwarming footage, which also shows the chick being weighed.
Source: Northern Royal Albatross Chick Practices Hovering Before First Flight — Laughing Squid
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