Which aerodynamic effect sustains a soaring albatross over long distances despite minimal flapping?

💡 Explanation

When soaring, albatrosses exploit dynamic soaring, repeatedly crossing boundaries between air masses of different speeds because harvesting energy from the wind gradient sustains flight. Therefore dynamic soaring enables long-distance flight, rather than ground effect, induced polarization, or wake pulsation, which represent different aerodynamic mechanisms.

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