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Wisdom the albatross \u2013 believed to be the world’s oldest bird \u2013 is back at her island home in Hawaii laying another egg. <\/p>

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Published: Friday, 06 December 2024 at 15:17 PM<\/p>

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Wisdom the Laysan albatross is an internet star, and for good reason \u2013 she\u2019s the world\u2019s oldest known bird, and at more than 70 years old, she is still laying eggs.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

She was first ringed in 1956, and it is calculated that she is at least 74 years old.\u00a0<\/p>

Every year, she returns to an atoll in the Hawaiian Archipelago, and she has laid an egg this year with a new male partner.<\/p>

\u201cWe are optimistic that the egg will hatch,\u201d says Jonathan Plissner, supervisory wildlife biologist at the refuge.<\/p>