62 year old Albatross hatches a chick

[Gargoyle]

She is described as awesome. And wonderful. And maybe a little weird. She is the world’s oldest known living wild bird at age 62, and she produced a healthy chick that hatched Sunday.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...6a68a6-6fc5-11e2-8b8d-e0b59a1b8e2a_story.html


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Photo by Pete Leary/U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Wisdom (left) attempts to nudge her mate off the nest for her turn at incubating the couple's egg. She’s 62; the male is presumed to be much younger.

 

[sourland]

It's amaing that she has lived that long, and she is still producing viable eggs. Can you imagine the millions of miles that she has flown? Mind boggling!

 

[theoldchick]

The places she has been, the things she has seen over the the last 62 years. I'm in awe.

 

[Bunnylady]

With all of the hazards that are out there, just that she has lived this long is incredible.

 

[Peaches Lee]

Amazing, great share!

 

[b.hromada]

The places she has been, the things she has seen over the the last 62 years. I'm in awe.

My sentiments exactly!

 

[Poinsettia]

What a sweet story!


Thanks for sharing.


Acts 2:38
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[Wynette]

Holy cow. I simply....cannot believe it! Amazing!