Wisdom, The World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird, Successfully Hatches Another Chick!
Photo: Wisdom has a remarkable history of successfully raising chicks. Wisdom newest chick finds comfort in her mother’s embrace. Photo credit: Bob Peyton/USFWS.
At 67, Wisdom, the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is a mother once more! On February 6th, approximately two months after Wisdom began incubating her egg, Wisdom and her mate Akeakamai welcomed their newest chick to Midway Atoll.
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial within Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument is a special place for over three million seabirds - they return to Midway Atoll each year to rest, mate, lay eggs, and raise their chicks.
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