Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird at approximately 75 years old, has returned to Midway Atoll to nest for the 2025-26 season. This Laysan albatross, banded in 1956, continues to astound ...

The oldest known wild bird in the world has recently welcomed a brand new chick! Wisdom, who is believed to be 74, has been tending to her latest addition which hatched on 30 January 2025. Her last ...

At the age of 74, most of us are focused on being grandparents rather than new parents. This is not the case for 74-year-old mom Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird in the world to lay an egg. The egg ...

Laysan albatrosses start breeding at 5, but Wisdom waited up to 10 years to start. Breeding at a young age Photo Credit: X/@SylviaEarle ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or ...

The oldest known bird in the world laid an egg, becoming a mother again at approximately 74, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, laid the egg at the Midway ...

A Laysan albatross named Wisdom, approximately 74 years old, has laid an egg at Midway Atoll, making her the world's oldest known wild bird to do so. This is her first egg in four years and ...

The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, ...

Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, has laid her 60th egg at the age of 74. This marks her first egg in four years, according to officials at the US Fish & Wildlife Service (USFWS). Wisdom, a ...

Wisdom was first branded as an adult in 1956. She is one of the millions seabirds that return to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge annually. The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg ...

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