73-year old albatross returns to Midway Atoll (4 Viewers)

[JTweedie]

This is a story that gets re-told every year, but it's happening again. The Laysan Albatross Wisdom has returned to Midway Atoll aged 73. First ringed in 1956, she has outlived the person who ringed her. Reading elsewhere, it's suspected that she's raised up to 36 chicks in her lifetime.

World's oldest known bird breeding again at 73

A Laysan Albatross known as 'Wisdom' is the world's oldest known bird, aged at least 73. She has returned to her nest at Midway Atoll for the 2023-24 breeding season.

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[CPP Gardener]

Yay! She’s back!

 

[Melanie]

Seems that Wisdom has a new mate since late 2023

Wisdom, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Seen Courting Again After Losing Mate Of 60 Years

Wisdom, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Seen Courting Again After Losing Mate Of 60 Years

Dancing queen, has webbed feet, only (approximately) 73.

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