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Oldest Known Wild Bird

Brian Bailey

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A 62 year old (at least) Laysan Albatross, the oldest known wild bird has just hatched another chick.  I noticed some news organizations have picked-up the story, but here's the original article:  http://www.usgs.gov/newsroom/article.asp?ID=3504  It's amazing, inspiring, and also a bit sad when you realize that 19 of 21 albatross species are threatened with extinction.

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Thanks for posting this - what a great story!  After reading the article I was able to find a nice little video of Wisdom taken during 2011. Hope this link works:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eOjMjFYwSY

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