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, ...

(CNN) — The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, was spotted with ...

Wisdom is shown in 2024 with the egg she laid at about 74 years old. The chick has now hatched, officials said. Photo from Dan Rapp, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service volunteer The oldest known banded ...

Environmentalists are celebrating after the world’s oldest bird has been spotted alive and well. Wisdom, a 75-year-old Laysan albatross, has returned for nesting season to the Midway Atoll National ...

A 75-year-old bird has returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge for the 2025/2026 nesting season. She is the oldest known wild bird ever recorded and remains an active breeder. The Laysan ...

The oldest known banded wild bird is now the mother to yet another chick — in her 70s. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross sometimes called the “the queen of seabirds,” has a new chick, Friends of Midway Atoll ...