The oldest bird ever tracked in the wild is a Laysan albatross, named “Wisdom”. She was originally banded in 1956 while she was incubating a chick. Since it takes 4-5 for years an albatross to reach breeding age, Wisdom would be over 60 years old today.
She was recently re-discovered near Midway Atoll in the North Pacific where she was incubating another chick.
I guess wisdom comes with old age.
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