qT=1&tQ=Albatrosses tend to...&tC=mate for life.|have multiple mates in one breeding season.|breed with one new mate each year.|find a new mate when they misplace the old one.&cC=1&fB=Many species of albatross pair for life, rarely 'divorcing' unless several breeding attempts have failed. Usually, only death can break up a pair, and even then, the remaining bird may never find a new mate.<br><br>First time breeders participate in complex courtship dances that involve 25 different postures, including 'Bill-circling,' 'Sky-pointing,' 'Flank-touching,' and 'Sky call.' Albatrosses only breed once every two years, laying a single egg each time.