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Wisdom, the World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Has Another Chick An albatross named Wisdom has astounded researchers by hatching a chick at more than 70 years old, securing her title as the world’s oldest known breeding bird. The Laysan albatross named Wisdom, who was first identified and banded on Midway Atoll in 1956, has hatched a chick at the age of at least 70.Credit.John Klavitter/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service March 5, 2021 At more than 70 years young, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known banded wild bird, is taking on the challenge of motherhood once again. An egg laid by Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, late last year on a speck of land in the Pacific Ocean hatched at the beginning of last month, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service announced.

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