Taiaroa Head Royal cam star, the newly named Tumanako, hunkers down in wintry weather yesterday. The Department of Conservation yesterday announced the chick that has spent its life in front of Doc’s Royal cam will be called Tumanako. The naming of Tumanako, which means hope, wish, or desire, followed a similar naming process for the last albatross media star, Moana. Royal cam had now received 1.6million views from audiences in 198 countries since it was first installed in January last year. After the chick fledged, its parents would leave the colony and spend the following year at sea.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 04, 2017 18:11 UTC