Laysan albatross
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The Laysan albatross is a large seabird that ranges across the North Pacific. The Northwestern Hawaiian Islands are home to 99.7% of the population. This small gull-like albatross is the second-most c
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Laysan albatross landing on water near one of the Aleutian Islands in Alaska
Laysan albatross with chick on Midway
The then c. 60-year-old female named Wisdom with her chick, March 2011
Wisdom (albatross)
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Wisdom is a wild female Laysan albatross, the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world and the oldest banded bird in the world. First tagged in 1956 at Midway Atoll by the United States Geological Surv
Laysan albatross
…sounds, descending whinnies, or rattles. Female Laysan albatrosses may bond for life and cooperatively raise their young. A female Laysan albatross named Wisdom is the oldest known wild bird in the world. Wisdom was banded by a U.S. Geological Survey researcher in 1956, and in December 1956, she was seen rearing…
Wisdom (left) with her mate Akeakamai in 2015