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malaise

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Wed Dec 4, 2024, 08:10 AM Dec 2024

74 year old albatross lays an egg [View all]

https://www.staradvertiser.com/2024/12/03/breaking-news/wisdom-the-laysan-albatross-has-laid-another-egg-at-midway/

Wisdom the Laysan albatross, known as the oldest known banded bird in the wild, has defied the odds again.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officials said Wisdom, approximately 74 years old, returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in late November.

She has a new mate, and has laid another egg.

USFWS shared a photo of the pair fussing over the egg in its nest at the wildlife refuge. Volunteers have observed the male albatross taking the first incubation

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😀for today’s feel good story

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Great story and a great surprise. scarletlib Dec 2024 #1
LOL malaise Dec 2024 #15
Ah, OK, this is about a real bird. DFW Dec 2024 #2
I did the exact same thing. LOL NT Gore1FL Dec 2024 #7
LOL malaise Dec 2024 #16
As a 75 year-old woman,,, I say "Yikes" KarenS Dec 2024 #3
Hey, what a bird to do when she got a new younger hubby? LisaL Dec 2024 #6
You go girl! Beatlelvr Dec 2024 #4
"It's just a number." Kid Berwyn Dec 2024 #5
An awesome feel good story Quiet Em Dec 2024 #8
Please, God, let it be Harry Truman returning. carpetbagger Dec 2024 #9
74 years old - wow! iluvtennis Dec 2024 #10
Thanks for posting the pic malaise Dec 2024 #13
You're most welcome! n/t iluvtennis Dec 2024 #19
In a little more than a month a 78 year old pig we be defecating on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office everyday. usaf-vet Dec 2024 #11
THIS malaise Dec 2024 #12
This! usaf-vet Dec 2024 #14
Well, this makes me feel a little lame for just wanting to retire. Maru Kitteh Dec 2024 #17
Gee, she's the same age as me PlanetBev Dec 2024 #18
I surely expected a story from The Onion!!! nt LAS14 Dec 2024 #20
LOL malaise Dec 2024 #21
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