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, ...

Wisdom, the legendary Laysan albatross or mōlī, stands at center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 27, 2024. The ...

COURTESY DAN RAPP /USFWS Wisdom, the approximately 74-year-old Laysan albatross, stands at the center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest at Midway Atoll National ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Wisdom the Laysan albatross is a special bird. At age 74, she’s the ...

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, ...

Several environmental groups are calling for a federal investigation into the killing of a Laysan albatross on Oahu’s North Shore. The female Laysan albatross, known as Ho‘okipa, was found in December ...

The world's oldest known wild bird has defied age once again by laying an egg—even though she is thought to be around 74 years old, wildlife officials announced this week. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, ...

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 ...

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, ...