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World’s oldest known wild bird, 74-year-old Wisdom, lays eggs after four-year gap

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Oldest Wild Bird on Earth, Wisdom, Albatross of Laysanan, Lays an Egg

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Credit: India Today
  • 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.
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