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==Albatrosses in legend==
==Albatrosses in legend==
The albatross is well-known for its role in [[superstition]]. Albatrosses often follow ships, and wre believed to be the souls of drowned sailors. it was considered to be bad luck to kill one. In [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]'s epic poem ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]'', the mariner of the title tells a tale of the grim consequences of killing one of the birds.
The albatross is well known for its role in [[superstition]]. Albatrosses often follow ships, and were believed to be the souls of drowned sailors. It was considered to be bad luck to kill one. In [[Samuel Taylor Coleridge]]'s epic poem ''[[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]]'', the mariner of the title tells a tale of the grim consequences of killing one of the birds.
In 1959 the crew of the ship ''Calpean Star'', docked at [[Liverpool]], refused to continue their voyage after they blamed on-board accidents on an albatross in the cargo, which was being taken to a zoo.
In 1959 the crew of the ship ''Calpean Star'', docked at [[Liverpool]], refused to continue their voyage after they blamed on-board accidents on an albatross in the cargo, which was being taken to a zoo.