The world's oldest albatross lays eggs at age 66

The world's oldest albatross returns to a wildlife sanctuary in Hawaii to begin hatching a newly laid egg.

The recent Wisdom albatross makes the staff at the Midway Atoll wildlife sanctuary, very surprised and happy to lay a new egg even though it has lived up to 66 years, becoming a seagull. most in the world , UPI on 10/12 reported.

Wisdom albatross is hatching a newly laid egg.(Photo: Flickr).

"I was impressed because Wisdom still returned after more than six decades, becoming the oldest bird to reproduce in the wild. Midway biologists continue to take notes to follow it for many years. " Charlie Pelizza, head of the Midway Atoll's US Fish and Wildlife Service project, said.

The reserve staff monitor the breeding process of Wisdom in the past 6 decades with a red bracelet on its right leg. The bird was worn by biologist Chandler Robbins for the first time in 1956 when he began breeding.

Wisdom has raised at least 9 young children to adulthood since 2006. He stayed in the reserve to incubate a newly laid egg and wait for the male Akeakamai to return.

"When I gave him lunch, I knew something came out. The staff were all interested in Wisdom news and returned to hatching eggs," Pelizza said.