World's Oldest Known Wild Bird Lays an Egg at 74
Briefly

"Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, laid an egg on Nov. 27 on Midway Atoll, astonishing scientists who have tracked her since the Eisenhower administration."
"Jonathan Plissner, a supervisory wildlife biologist, noted that it’s very rare for a bird of Wisdom's advanced age to lay an egg, as the average lifespan of birds typically hovers around 30 years."
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