Wisdom, the world’s oldest known banded wild bird, is prepping to be a mom again — at age 63. The Laysan albatross has laid an egg at a nesting site at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the ...

COURTESY DAN RAPP /USFWS Wisdom, the approximately 74-year-old Laysan albatross, stands at the center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest at Midway Atoll National ...

Wisdom, the legendary Laysan albatross or mōlī, stands at center over her recently laid egg with other seabirds around the ground nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, Nov. 27, 2024. The ...

Discover the longest living birds on Earth. From Wisdom the Laysan Albatross to Cookie the Cockatoo, learn which avian ...

ON THE FACE of things, the Laysan albatross is doing fairly well. Its population is estimated at around 1.6m, and may be growing. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Wisdom the Laysan albatross is a special bird. At age 74, she’s the ...

Wisdom, the oldest known banded bird in the wild, returned to nest on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge with her mate recently. The female Laysan albatross is at least 69 years old. Select an ...

What's a girl to do if there's a shortage of males and she needs help raising a family? The Laysan albatross employs a strategy called reciprocity, where unrelated females pair together and take turns ...

Wisdom the Laysan albatross has done it again. The world’s oldest known banded wild bird hatched a new chick on Monday at Midway Atoll, wildlife officials announced today. Biologists first observed ...

SAN FRANCISCO— The Center for Biological Diversity today filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and affiliated agencies for their failure to clean up toxic, lead-based ...