FOA Friends of
Animals
March 2018
Wisdom, an albatross who is the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother again at the age of 67.
It’s a boy. No, it’s a girl. Well actually we aren’t sure. But we are
excited to announce that, Wisdom, an albatross who is the world’s oldest
known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother again at the age of 67.
According to Hawaii News Now, Wisdom and mate Akeakami welcomed their new
chick on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge, home to the largest
albatross colony in the world.
Midway National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial in
the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument are home to more than three
million seabirds. They return to Midway Atoll each year to rest, lay eggs
and raise their chicks.
“Midway Atoll’s habitat doesn’t just contain millions of birds, it contains
countless generations and families of albatrosses,” Kelly Goodale, U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service Refuge biologist, told Hawaii News Now. “If you can
imagine when Wisdom returns home she is likely surrounded by what were once
her chicks and potentially their chicks. What a family reunion.”
Over the course of her lifetime, scientists believe Wisdom has successfully
raised more than 30 albatross chicks.
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