Wisdom Albatross
The man who gave us wisdom.
Wisdom albatross. Surviving against all odds wisdom was tagged again in 2002. Wisdom a laysan albatross and the world s oldest known banded wild bird has returned to midway atoll national wildlife refuge and battle of midway national memorial. Wisdom was first sighted at her nest site on november 22 2019. Wisdom is a wild female laysan albatross.
Wisdom is at least 69 years. She is at least 66 years old and a world renowned symbol of hope for all species that depend upon the health of the ocean to survive. She is now considered to be at least 69 years old but could be older as she was originally banded in 1956 as an adult. Wisdom s story as we know it began on december 10 1956 when usfws biologist chandler robbins banded an ordinary looking laysan albatross on the midway atoll.
Wisdom an albatross who lives on midway atoll way out in the pacific ocean was first tagged by a research scientist in 1956. Wisdom the oldest known banded bird in the wild is a female laysan albatross that nests within the world s largest albatross colony on midway atoll national wildlife refuge. The bird wasn t seen until 46 years. Wisdom was first observed back at midway on november 19 2015 with her mate akeakamai hawaiian for love.
Wisdom is at least 69 years old and has hatched more than 35 chicks over the course of her life. This was when she was given the name wisdom. Wisdom the albatross meet wisdom. She survived a.
She is the oldest confirmed wild bird in the world as well as the oldest banded bird in the world. People have been following wisdom s life since that time. Wisdom a laysan albatross and the world s oldest known banded wild bird has returned to midway atoll national wildlife refuge and battle of midway national memorial. Wisdom a female laysan albatross phoebastria immutabilis and the world s oldest known banded wild bird has returned to the usa s midway atoll national wildlife refuge in the northern pacific.