60-year-old albatross still breeding

Fascinating that they have been tracking this bird for over 50 years.

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America's oldest wild bird is a new mom

e 50,000 miles a year, has had almost three dozen kids – and now she's got

The bird was first identified and banded by a USGS researcher in 1956 when she was incubating an egg, according to the USGS. As the Laysan albatross can't breed before age 5 – and spends much of its life before that at sea –  scientists estimate Wisdom is at least 60 years old. She may be even older, though, as most Laysan albatrosses don't breed until age 8 or 9 after an extended courtship, according to the USGS.

The Laysan albatross mates for life. No word on whether a 60-year-old Mr. Wisdom is somewhere on Midway or whether Wisdom is charting new skies in that area too. Read more at news.blogs.cnn.com

 

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