Tiger sharks

A dozen sharks

Each over three metres long

Have crossed hundreds of miles of ocean to attend this annual feast

Uncannily these fearsome predators often arrive

On the same day as the first chicks take to the air

Nothing could have prepared these chicks

For such an encounter

Yet despite looking like sitting ducks

Inexperienced sharks find them hard to sink their teeth into

In an ocean where food is so hard to come by

The sharks can't afford to keep missing

They must quickly perfect their technique

For these albatross chicks

Running the gauntlet of sharks may seem an impossible challenge

But the vast majority make it to a life in the open ocean