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Many live well past 50, and some continue to breed even into their 60s. A famous Laysan albatross named Wisdom, first banded in 1956, is estimated to be over 70 years old and still returns to ...
Scientists observed same-sex behaviours in animals over 100 years ago, but their findings were never published ...
2. Queer behaviour is found in over 1,500 species: Scientists have documented same-sex sexual behaviour in more than 1,500 animal species, from insects and birds to dolphins and primates. It is not an ...
Wisdom, a Laysan albatross nicknamed “the queen of seabirds,” has just laid another egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the North Pacific Ocean, the US Fish and Wildlife Service ...
However, if you simply want to know the oldest living wild bird (that we know of), that title is currently held by Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross. Wisdom is the world's oldest-known banded ...
Some activities call out more loudly for careful environmental review than others. A Navy proposal to double down on bombing ...
Jupiter resident Tom Fitz has captured nature’s wonders as an award-winning cinematographer. Take a look at some of his most ...
The world’s oldest known wild bird, Laysan albatross, added a new chick to the family.And according to experts, this is her 40th one. The world’s oldest known wild bird, Laysan albatross ...
While Animal Pride is a nature documentary, it’s also about the people doing the science: from Vancouver urban ecologist ...
Laysan Albatross. Photo by AussieActive, via Unsplash. The wandering albatross earns its name with the largest wingspan of any living bird, stretching up to 11 feet. These majestic seabirds spend much ...