Wisdom The Albatross, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Lays Another Egg
Wisdom is known to be at least 68 years old and nests each year at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. She survived a tsunami and is believed to have laid nearly 40 eggs over her life.
by Camila Domonoske
Dec 07, 2018
2 minutes
The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross that is at least 68 years old, has laid another egg.
Wisdom, who returns each year to Midway Atoll to nest, was sighted back at her favorite nest site in late November, and biologists at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge have now confirmed she's brooding.
The remarkable albatross is
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