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Altruism, Albatrosses, and Vicious Young Men

10,000 Birds

Gutierrez, Justice, and Mesker were camping with classmates from Punahou, usually described as “a prestigious Honolulu prep school.” According to state and federal investigators, they caused over $200,000 worth of damage. The oldest Laysan albatross was last seen raising a chick on Midway Atoll in 2016, at age 66.

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