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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick
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The world's oldest known wild bird a 70-year-old albatross named Wisdom has hatched yet another chick in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom in 1956.
Wisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick
"Each year that Wisdom returns, we learn more about how long seabirds can live and raise chicks," said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Beth Flint.
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8:53 PM · Mar 7, 2021
NPR
@NPR
The world's oldest known wild bird a 70-year-old albatross named Wisdom has hatched yet another chick in the Hawaiian archipelago.
Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom in 1956.
Wisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick
"Each year that Wisdom returns, we learn more about how long seabirds can live and raise chicks," said the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Beth Flint.
npr.org
8:53 PM · Mar 7, 2021
https://www.npr.org/2021/03/05/973992408/wisdom-the-albatross-now-70-hatches-yet-another-chick
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Wisdom The Albatross, Now 70, Hatches Yet Another Chick (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2021
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BusyBeingBest
(8,052 posts)1. That's wonderful.
Hugh_Lebowski
(33,643 posts)2. ALBATROSS!!!
jcgoldie
(11,631 posts)3. ...
dutch777
(3,013 posts)4. 70! Amazing! Who knew!?!?!? Thanks for sharing!
I always understood the smaller the animal...the shorter the life span...so kind of insect or mouse on one end of the spectrum and whales and elephants on the other side. Nature never fails to prove how awesome life is.
PlanetBev
(4,104 posts)5. Jesus, that bird is the same age as me
Still hot at 70. At least she is.