Wisdom the Laysan albatross was banded with a red tag reading Z333 in 1956. She is now raising a newborn chick at the age of at least 74. Dan Rapp / USFWS via Friends of Midway Atoll Once a mother, ...

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, ...

A biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge noted that Wisdom the bird still 'seems to still have the energy and instincts for raising another chick' Kimberlee Speakman is a digital writer at ...

Wisdom is thriving in America — Wisdom the albatross, that is. The Laysan albatross is now at least 74 years old, and she recently laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the ...

SHE DID IT AGAIN! Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll ...

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The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted with the egg ...

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As of late 2025, Wisdom the albatross continues to defy expectations for bird longevity. First banded in 1956, this 75-year-old avian marvel has spent more than seven decades returning to Midway Atoll ...

Wisdom the Laysan albatross, known as the oldest known banded bird in the wild, has defied the odds again. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said Wisdom, approximately 74 years old, returned to ...