The world’s oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, is a mother again at the age of 67 years old. Wisdom and her mate Akeakamai welcomed their newest chick this week to Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Wisdom has been returning to the same nesting site on Midway Atoll since at least 1956, when she was first banded. She's one of more than three million … [Read more...] about Wisdom the Laysan albatross is a mother again
Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge
In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
The world's oldest known wild bird has hatched another chick at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge and Battle of Midway National Memorial. The chick hatched approximately two months after its mother, Wisdom, was first spotted incubating an egg at the same nesting site her and her mate, Akeakamai, use each year. Wisdom is a female Laysan albatross. She is at least 66 years … [Read more...] about In Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, world’s oldest known wild bird is a new mom
New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama
A new species of coral reef fish has been named after President Barack Obama. The fish, whose scientific name is Tosanoides obama, was discovered during a June 2016 NOAA research expedition to Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument in the remote Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. Scientists from the Bishop Museum, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and … [Read more...] about New coral reef fish named after President Barack Obama