A new royal albatross chick has hatched on the Otago Peninsula and its chickhood is going to be livestreamed online.
It's the second time the Department of Conservation (DoC) has broadcast the life of a baby albatross across the net, after the success of chick Moana last year.
The webcam star took flight in September to travel towards South American waters, expected to be at sea for four to 10 years before hopefully returning to raise her own chick.
Nicola Toki, DoC threatened species ambassador, says they were thrilled by the attention the webcam got, which racked up more than 1 million views online.
"The use of webcams is new to DoC and the overwhelming enthusiasm and positivity has allowed us to showcase some of our important albatross conservation work to the world."
The latest chick hatched over the weekend at the breeding colony at Taiaora Head and its sex is not yet known.
Ms Toki says the little bird will have a battle ahead to survive.
"We've all got our fingers crossed, as this little bird faces a whole raft of challenges in its first months including extremes of weather, reliance on both its parents to continue to provide enough food to sustain it throughout winter as well as vulnerability to stoats and other pests."
The success of the Royal Cam with Moana meant DoC gained more than 600,000 'virtual rangers' - people who were watching online - and let DoC know if they saw any predators or if they snapped a special photo of the birds.
This new chick's parents will spend the next five or six weeks takingturns feeding it, before they leave it alone except for feeding visits until its ready to take flight on its own.
DoC says to give chicks their best shot, rangers have been putting in 12-hour days through the egg hatching season.
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