Wisdom, Laysan albatross

Wisdom the albatross, the world’s oldest bird, is still laying eggs at 74
The world’s oldest known wild bird, 74, makes an annual pilgrimage to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. But each year it seems less probable that Wisdom, who has outlived her species’ average lifespan by more than 30 years, will make it.
Wisdom the albatross, world's oldest-known wild bird at about 74, lays an egg for the first time in years
Wisdom the Laysan albatross was first tagged by researchers in 1956. Since then, she's believed to have raised as many as 30 chicks.
Wisdom the albatross is 74 years old. She’s found a new partner and just laid another egg
The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74.
How old is too old? 74-year-old Wisdom the albatross lays first egg in four years
W isdom, the 74-year-old Laysan albatross hailed as the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her first egg in four years at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Accordin
Wisdom the Laysan albatross has laid another egg at Midway
Like other Laysan albatross, officials said, Wisdom returns to the same nesting site at Midway each year to reunite with her mate and potentially lay an egg. Wisdom is identified by her leg band, Z333. Laysan albatross, or moli in Hawaiian, do not typically lay eggs every year, and when they do, they lay only one.
Wisdom, the world's oldest known bird, lays egg at 74 years old: Watch the video
The world's oldest known bird, Wisdom, laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at 74 years old. Watch the video.
Wisdom, The World's Oldest Bird, Lays Egg At 74 Years Old After Finding New Mate
Wisdom was first identified and banded by biologists after she laid an egg at Midway Atoll in 1956. As albatrosses do not lay eggs before the age of five, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service now estimates her age to be at least 74 years old.
World's Oldest-Known Wild Bird Lays New Egg at 74: 'We Are Optimistic It Will Hatch'
A biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge noted that Wisdom the bird still 'seems to still have the energy and instincts for raising another chick'
A 72-year-old named Wisdom is the oldest known wild bird
The oldest known wild bird is an albatross. And how old is she? At least 72 years old. How do we know? Because she was ringed in 1952 by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and has been christened 'Wisdom'. The tag bears the designation Z333.
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