There is no denying the fact that Internet has helped us a lot in becoming aware about the things which are happening far away from us otherwise how we would have come to know about the world’s oldest known bird.
The online users on social media platforms have become quite excited after knowing about Wisdom through a tweet by USFWS Pacific which is the official Twitter handle of the department for the Pacific Region for the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
The tweet talks about a bird of Laysan albatross, or mōlī breed which is said to be 71 yrs old and has returned to Midway Atoll.
It was in 1956 that the she was first identified and banded by the biologists with the band number Z333, however her long time mate has been missing and he wasn’t seen last season as well.
Wisdom, the world’s oldest known wild bird, recently returned to Midway Atoll!
The beloved Laysan albatross, or mōlī, is at least 71 years old. Biologists first identified and banded Wisdom in 1956 after she laid an egg, and the large seabirds aren’t known to breed before age 5. pic.twitter.com/PAWgzFaqv6
— USFWS Pacific (@USFWSPacific) December 8, 2022
As per an estimate by USFWS Pacific, Wisdom has laid around 50-60 eggs and around 30 chicks have fledged in her lifetime.
It is estimated that Wisdom has produced 50-60 eggs and as many as 30 chicks that fledged in her lifetime.
Latest Wisdom news: https://t.co/WYCTQqqCJq@USFWS photos: Keegan Rankin pic.twitter.com/VO3X2Wt69H
— USFWS Pacific (@USFWSPacific) December 8, 2022
It is really necessary that humans should take good care of bird and animals because their existence is as important as the existence of human beings otherwise the whole ecosystem will get destroyed.
Wisdom is ageless and beautiful as well, what do you think?