A pair of chicks four months old. They go to sea for the first time at between 16 to 18 weeks old. It appears that they may spend all their first three months at sea and to the north of where they were born.
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Forest and Bird, Volume 16, Issue 2, 1 May 1985, Page 18
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44A pair of chicks four months old. They go to sea for the first time at between 16 to 18 weeks old. It appears that they may spend all their first three months at sea and to the north of where they were born. Forest and Bird, Volume 16, Issue 2, 1 May 1985, Page 18
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