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 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.

Not mōlī or gooney, but Wisdom: a worldwide symbol of nature’s endurance and hard-won seabird smarts. Her longevity will make her the star of children’s books, an icon on tote bags, and the subject of countless jubilant news reports.

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross or Mōlī in Hawaiian, is the world’s oldest known banded wild bird who breeds on Midway Atoll, known by native Hawaiians as Kuaihelani meaning the backbone of the heavens. Midway Atoll is a National Wildlife Refuge …

2024年12月5日 · The world’s oldest known wild bird has sparked “special joy” among scientists after she laid an egg – her first in four years – at the age of 74.

2024年5月10日 · Wisdom is now at least 73 years old and still coming back to Midway Island each year. Biologists estimate she has flown at least 3 million miles, laid 50-60 eggs, and fledged some 30 chicks in her lifetime. Sadly, her longtime mate, Akeakamai, has not returned to Midway either of the last two seasons.

2024年3月4日 · Wisdom is an albatross that was first banded in 1956 on Midway Atoll in the northern Pacific Ocean. She is at least 67 years old as of 2023, making her the oldest known wild bird currently alive. Albatrosses are known for their longevity, with lifespans often stretching well over 50 years. But even by albatross standards, Wisdom is ancient.

2022年12月9日 · Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, recently returned to Midway Atoll!The beloved Laysan albatross, or mōlī, is at least 71 years old now.

2024年12月11日 · Wisdom is a Laysan albatross, known for being the world’s oldest living wild bird. She’s been tracked in the Pacific Ocean since the 1950s! Image Credit: @Interior/X. At over 74 years old,...

2024年12月4日 · The oldest known wild bird – an albatross named Wisdom – has laid an egg at the ripe old age of 74, after finding a new mate earlier this year.

2018年1月2日 · Meet Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird. Wisdom is a "beacon of hope" for the Laysan albatross, which faces threats such as ingesting ocean plastic. Wisdom, the albatross supermom, has...