Feb 27, 2021 09:51 AM EST
KAPA'A, HAWAII - the Laysan albatross retreating each fall to the Refuge at Midway Atoll National Wildlife, she could be any of a million, a team of three small islands created from coral reefs in North Pacific. One thousand miles north of Honolulu, marks of gorgeous seabirds sprinkle the islands' uncovered fields, soda-size can egg, sitting each atop a single.
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The Oldest Wild Bird Known in History
Both females and males sport the exact chocolate-brown wings and charcoal-smudged, which can stretch six and a half feet. But standing out is one bird: Wisdom. Displaying the red ankle band Z333, the oldest wild bird known in history, she is at least 70 years old this year.