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A Buller's albatross (Thalassarche bulleri) in flight, with a short-tailed shearwater behind it, as photographed east of the Tasman Peninsula, Tasmania, Australia. This small mollymawk species, named for the ornithologist Walter Buller, breeds on islands around New Zealand. It is classified as near threatened, though the population is increasing.Photograph: JJ Harrison
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