Still Waters Posted December 8, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (IP: Staff) · In sea mariner lore, an albatross is considered a good omen, and for almost seven decades, one bird has spread generations of blessings across the Pacific Ocean. Wisdom, a 68-year-old Laysan albatross believed to be the world’s oldest known wild bird, has returned to her home at the Midway Atoll national wildlife refuge for yet another winter – and laid yet another egg to add to the already impressive brood that she has built up over an impressive lifetime. Biologists with the US Fish and Wildlife Service think the almost-septuagenarian has birthed and raised as many as 36 chicks over the years. Should her latest egg with her longtime lover, Akeakamai, hatch, fledge and take to the open sea, it will be her 37th. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/dec/07/worlds-oldest-bird-lays-egg-wisdom-albatross 3 1 Top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Allende Posted December 10, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Why 'Wisdom'? Does she scratch-out truisms with her beak? 'Don't drink on an empty stomach'?, 'Don't buy too many DVDs, because they'll only be shown on TV eventually'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllPossible Posted December 10, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 10, 2018 And still no child support?? smh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted December 11, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 11, 2018 17 hours ago, Carlos Allende said: Why 'Wisdom'? Does she scratch-out truisms with her beak? 'Don't drink on an empty stomach'?, 'Don't buy too many DVDs, because they'll only be shown on TV eventually'? Well she’s apparently >=68yo, her mumma (going by dates mentioned) was a WWII bird. Glad the atoll has become a refuge. Cool beans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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