HAWAII (AP) -- The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts estimate may be her 60th egg, the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said in a Facebook post th…

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World's oldest-known wild bird lays egg at age 74

The life expectancy of albatrosses is around 50 years. The oldest known female doesn't seem to care. She has been working on producing offspring with a new partner.

Die Lebenserwartung von Albatrossen liegt bei etwa 50 Jahren. Dem ältesten bekannten Weibchen scheint das egal zu sein. Es hat mit einem neuen Partner mal wieder an Nachwuchs gearbeitet.

Alter schützt vor Liebe nicht: Albatros Wisdom legt mit 74 Jahren ein Ei

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Age does not protect you from love: Albatross Wisdom lays an egg at the age of 74

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Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is about to go through it all again – at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74.
			   Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross, is one of millions of the huge seabirds that return to Midway Atoll, near Hawaii, every year to nest.Wildlife experts say for decades she was doing this with the same partner – the birds are known to be monogamous – and has laid over …

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'World's Oldest Bird' to Become a Mom Yet Again, Laying Egg at 74

The over 74-year-old female albatross in Hawaii has teamed up with a new partner and together they have produced new offspring

Das über 74 Jahre alte Albatros-Weibchen auf Hawaii hat sich mit einem neuen Partner zusammengetan und mit ihm gemeinsam erneut für Nachwuchs gesorgt

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Wisdom is a mother: The world's oldest wild bird has laid another egg

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, has laid an egg, this time with a new partner. She is a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or mōlī in Hawaiian, and this is her first egg in four years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific region said in a statement on X. “She did it […]

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Wisdom the 74-year-old albatross lays an egg with new mate

Wisdom, the oldest-known bird in the world, is set to become a mom again after laying an egg—at age 74! A Laysan albatross, she was spotted with the egg and her partner at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, an island sanctuary located on the Hawaiian archipelago. The seabird was first tagged by scientists in 1956, and has been a regular visitor to the refuge ever since. Albatrosses are known for their longevity, but biologists are unaware of…

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Shellshocked! The world's oldest bird has just laid an egg

The oldest-known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, US wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge at the north-western edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts estimate […]

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World’s oldest-known wild bird lays egg in Hawaii at age 74

The oldest known wild bird, Wisdom, a 74 year old Laysan albatross, has a new egg. Laysan albatrosses mate for life, but Wisdom’s mate hadn’t been seen in a few years. Last week, she landed in Hawaii and started cavorting with a new male.
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(AP) – The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years, U.S. wildlife officials said. The long-winged seabird named Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid what experts estimate may be her 60th egg, the Pacific Region of the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service said in a Facebook post this week.…

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World's Oldest-Known Wild Bird Lays Egg in Hawaiʻi at age 74

Parenting can be tough, even for the young and energetic, but one elderly albatross is ato go through it all again – at the ripe old (and apparently record-setting) age of 74.Wisdom (R) stands next to her new partner as they admire their egg. (AFP Photo/Dan Rapp/US Fishing And Wildlife Service)Wisdom, a Laysan Albatross, is one of millions of the huge seabirds that return to Midway Atoll, near Hawaii, every year to nest.Wildlife experts say for …

World's oldest-known wild bird lays egg at age 74

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