Albatross

This task is about adding words to a text so that it makes sense.
 

albatross

Image source: T.Mattern, Department of Zoology, University of Otago

 

The following piece of writing has some spaces where words are missing.
 
First, read the whole piece of writing through to get an idea of what it is about. Then fill each space with ONE word so that the whole piece of writing makes sense. You are able to change answers as you go.

When you have filled in all the spaces, re-read the text to check that the whole piece of writing makes sense.

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Albatross
 
The largest of all flying creatures is the albatross, which can have a wing span of 3.5 metres. The bill of this huge seagull is long and powerful.
The albatross's 1 is the southern oceans of the 2 where it may sometimes travel great 3. One albatross, found near the Chilean   4, had a special identification tag fastened 5 its neck which had been put 6 in New Zealand only 12 days earlier. 7 that brief time the bird had  8 4800 kilometres, an average of 400 9 daily - an amazing feat of endurance.
10 are capable of flying at speeds 11 than 90 km/h. Their outstanding ability to 12 and glide far better than any 13 bird has led to them being 14'the prince of soaring birds'.
They 15 mainly on squid, fish, shrimp, and 16 creatures that are found near the 17 of the sea. They also swoop 18 on scraps thrown overboard from ships. 19 they will follow a ship for 20 days.
Albatrosses will alight on the 21 surface, but only when it is 22. They visit land in the breeding 23 for a brief time. Adult birds 24 out at sea for two or 25 three years.