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Wisdom The Albatross, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Lays Another Egg

Wisdom, the 68-year-old albatross, has still got it going on. Here she is incubating her egg this week at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Madalyn Riley/USFWS Volunteer/Flickr hide caption

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Wisdom The Albatross, World's Oldest Wild Bird, Lays Another Egg

Wisdom is known to be at least 68 years old and nests each year at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. She survived a tsunami and is believed to have laid nearly 40 eggs over her life.

World's 'Oldest Known Wild Bird' Hatches Chick, Again!

At approximately 66 years old, Wisdom, the world's oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother again at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii. Naomi Blinick/USFWS Volunteer hide caption

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World's 'Oldest Known Wild Bird' Hatches Chick, Again!

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who is at least 66 years old, has hatched yet another chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in Hawaii.

An Old Bird Can Hatch A New Chick — Even At Age 65

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that's believed to be 65 years old, and her mate have welcomed a new chick at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Here, a week-old chick peeks out from its nest. Kaipo Kiaha/Paliku Productions hide caption

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An Old Bird Can Hatch A New Chick — Even At Age 65

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross that researchers first tagged in 1956, has hatched what could be her 40th chick, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says.

Oh, Mama! World's 'Oldest' Bird Has Another Chick

Wisdom (left) and her mate on their nest last November at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Pete Leary/USFWS hide caption

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Oh, Mama! World's 'Oldest' Bird Has Another Chick

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross who nests at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the North Pacific Ocean, is thought to be at least 62 years old. She's raised an estimated 30 to 35 chicks over the years and flown at least 2 million miles, scientists say.

Oh, Mama! World's 'Oldest' Bird Has Another Chick

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