Oldest albatross is back at Midway Atoll

Federal wildlife officials say the world’s oldest known seabird has returned to Midway Atoll.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said Wednesday the Laysan albatross, named Wisdom, was spotted Nov. 19 at the remote island. An ornithologist first put an identification band on Wisdom in 1956. She’s estimated to be at least 64 years old.

Laysan albatrosses typically mate for life, but Wisdom has likely had more than one mate. She has raised as many as 36 chicks.

Midway Atoll is about 1,200 miles northwest of Honolulu.

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Associated Press