US EditionA 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
- A 33-year-old puffin was held by Daniel Oliker on Machias Seal Island, significantly older than most puffins that live to their mid-20s.
- The puffin is noted to be a decade older than Oliker, making it wise and worldly.
- Oliker expressed that holding such an old bird was "very exciting" and "truly amazing."
- Puffins are currently struggling due to a lack of food, but the chick was described as a "decent size.
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Scientists studying the life of macareux on an island in the Bay of Fundy say they discovered a very old bird.
Winnipeg Free Press
Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
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Scientists studying the life of macareux on an island in the Bay of Fundy say they discovered a very old bird.
Researcher finds 33-year-old puffin with chick on New Brunswick island
Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him. It felt like he was holding a world of knowledge and history in that puff ball of black and white feathers. The University of New Brunswick graduate student, researching Atlantic puffin ecology, found a bird with a plastic band dating back to 1992. It showed the tuxedo bird to be a wise and worldly 33. And it had…
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