Start of the week got you down? We’ve got just the balm: a fluffy little albatross chick with one of the most famous ...

As of late 2025, Wisdom the albatross continues to defy expectations for bird longevity. First banded in 1956, this 75-year-old avian marvel has spent more than seven decades returning to Midway Atoll ...

Wisdom (center right), a Laysan albatross first banded in 1956, stands with her new partner as they admire their recently laid egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in late November. (Dan Rapp ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Amanda Kooser covers the quirky side of science and space. Wisdom the Laysan albatross is a special bird. At age 74, she’s the ...

The black-and-white photographs of Laysan albatross were taken as part of the Pacific Ocean Biological Survey, 1965-1967. The photographs depict Laysan albatross standing on beach, feeding a chick, ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is shining a light on a new member of a famous feathered family—that of the world’s oldest ...

Wisdom is thriving in America — Wisdom the albatross, that is. The Laysan albatross is now at least 74 years old, and she recently laid an egg at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the ...

It started in the Eisenhower era: Every year, Wisdom, a Layan albatross, has returned to her nesting grounds on the Midway Atoll in the Pacific... Wisdom is thriving in America — Wisdom the albatross, ...