The Worldâs Oldest-Known Wild BirdâNamed WisdomâHatches Another Chick at 70 (WATCH)
Apr 25, 2021
The worldâs oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, hatched another chick this season at age 70.
Wisdom with chick â Photo Credit: Jon Brack/Friends of Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
Every year, millions of albatrosses return to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge to their same nesting siteâand reunite with the same mate.
In the worldâs largest colony of albatrosses, Wisdom and her mate, Akeakamai, have been hatching and raising chicks together since at least 2012, when biologists first banded the male.
âAt least 70 years old, we believe Wisdom has had other mates,â said U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service biologist Dr. Beth Flint. âThough albatross mate for life, they may find new partners if necessaryâif they outlive their first mate.â
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KAPA A, HAWAII - the Laysan albatross retreating each fall to the Refuge at Midway Atoll National Wildlife, she could be any of a million, a team of three small islands created from coral reefs in North Pacific. One thousand miles north of Honolulu, marks of gorgeous seabirds sprinkle the islands uncovered fields, soda-size can egg, sitting each atop a single.
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The Oldest Wild Bird Known in History
Both females and males sport the exact chocolate-brown wings and charcoal-smudged, which can stretch six and a half feet. But standing out is one bird: Wisdom. Displaying the red ankle band Z333, the oldest wild bird known in history, she is at least 70 years old this year.