A 74-year-old Laysan Albatross named Wisdom, the world's oldest known wild bird, laid another egg at Midway Atoll near Hawaii, wildlife experts confirmed.
Wisdom, first tagged at the refuge in 1956 when she laid her initial egg, has raised over 50 chicks in her lifetime. This season, she produced the egg with a new partner after her long-term mate, with whom she was monogamous for decades, disappeared years ago.
Jonathan Plissner, supervisory wildlife biologist at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, expressed optimism about the egg hatching. Photographs from the US Fish and Wildlife Service showed the pair tending to the egg, with the male incubating it.
Laysan Albatrosses, known for their impressive 80-inch wingspan, often travel over 930 miles to find food. While most seabirds live up to 40 or 50 years, Wisdom's age far surpasses the norm, setting a record among wild birds globally.
The albatross, a subject of maritime folklore, is found across the Southern Hemisphere and the North Pacific. Wisdom's remarkable journey continues to captivate researchers and conservationists.
