The world’s oldest known wild bird has given birth to an egg at the age of 74.
Wisdom, an albatross, was filmed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the Pacific Ocean with her mate tending to the egg, the BBC reported.
SHE DID IT AGAIN!
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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 National Wildlife Refuge last week and began interacting with a male. pic.twitter.com/6qomvs0rKL
Albatrosses live from 12 to 40 years, but Wisdom has been spotted since 1956 when she was about five years old. Her last offspring was born in 2021 and experts believe she has acquired 30 albatrosses in her lifetime.
Wisdom is believed to have acquired a new mate in 2024, while her previous mate, Akeakamai, had disappeared several years ago.
Generally, albatrosses mate for life but Wisdom is the exception. Paired albatrosses usually reunite every year and raise their young.
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