Wisdom the albatross

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She's 74 — and expecting: Wisdom the albatross astounds once again

1:08pm December 06, 2024

It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific Ocean.

At approximately 66 years old, Wisdom, the world's oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii.

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World's 'Oldest Known Wild Bird' Hatches Chick, Again!

2:24pm February 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who is at least 66 years old, has hatched yet another chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that's believed to be 65 years old, and her mate have welcomed a new chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Here, a week-old chick peeks out from its nest.

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An Old Bird Can Hatch A New Chick — Even At Age 65

12:12pm February 10, 2016

by Bill Chappell

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that researchers first tagged in 1956, has hatched what could be her 40th chick, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.