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Wisdom (officially designated #Z333) is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world. [1] First tagged in 1956 at Midway Atoll by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), she was still incubating eggs as late as 2024 and has received international media coverage in her lifetime.
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, is back with a new partner and just laid yet another egg. At an approximate age of 74, the queen of seabirds returned to Midway Atoll National ...
The oldest known live bird, a female named Wisdom, was at least 70 years old as of 2021. [18] In 2014. she hatched a healthy chick which is believed to be her 36th. [19] [20] The longest lifespan confirmed for a wild seabird was for a breeding male found to have been banded 53 years previously. Other albatross are thought to match or maybe even ...
The 74-year-old albatross, named Wisdom, is expected to welcome a new chick next year. Oldest Known Wild Bird Has Been Spotted Again — And She's Got A New Boyfriend Skip to main content
The world's oldest known wild bird may soon be a mom again! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, Dec. 3, that Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan ...
Fatou, a gorilla at the Berlin Zoo is the oldest gorilla ever at the age of 67. [129] A female Laysan albatross named Wisdom successfully laid an egg at Midway Atoll in December 2016, at the age of 66. As of 2017, she is the oldest known wild bird in the world. [130]
Laysan albatross Wisdom was spotted with her new partner and egg at a Pacific Ocean refuge.
The next-oldest pink cockatoo to be found in a zoological setting was a 31-year-old female bird located at Paradise Wildlife Sanctuary, England. [3] Information published by the World Parrot Trust states longevity for Cookie's species in captivity is on average 40–60 years.