Oldest Wild Bird on Earth, Wisdom, Albatross of Laysanan, Lays an Egg
- Wisdom, the 74-year-old layasan albatross, lays her egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge.
- This is her first egg in four years and experts estimate this may be the 60th of her life.
- Wisdom has been returning to the atoll since 2006 along with her mate, Akeakamai.
- Typically, Laysan albatrosses mate for life and lay one egg annually.
- USFWS remains hopeful regarding the egg’s hatching because millions of seabirds migrate every year.
- Wisdom has produced close to 30 chicks in her lifetime, an extraordinary number in comparison to the 68 average lifespan of a Laysan albatross.
