74-Year-Old Wisdom, World's Oldest Bird, Lays Another Egg

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74-Year-Old Wisdom, World's Oldest Bird, Lays Another Egg
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Wisdom, the world's oldest known bird at 74 years old, has laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, marking her first egg in four years. This Laysan albatross, first banded in 1956, has laid between 50 and 60 eggs in her lifetime and raised 30 chicks. The event is celebrated by researchers, who are hopeful for the egg's successful hatching.

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