Saving an Albatross Nestling

For the first ten days or so, albatross parents don't seem to recognize their chicks. If the chicks happen to fall out of the nest during this time, it's likely that the parents will not 'recognize' them and so not feed them or keep them warm and the chicks will die from exposure and lack of food. Luckily, there's an easy solution when a human comes across this situation:

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Video taken by Greg joder on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, winter 2014/2015.