The oldest known wild bird in the world has laid an egg at the ripe age of about 74, her first in four years.
- The long-winged seabird is named Wisdom, which is a Laysan albatross.
- The bird returned to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge of the Hawaiian Archipelago and laid her 60th egg.
- Wisdom and her mate, Akeakamai, had returned to the atoll in the Pacific Ocean to lay and hatch eggs since 2006.
- Laysan albatrosses mate for life and lay one egg per year.
- The typical lifespan of a Laysan albatross is 68 years, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
