The world’s oldest-known wild bird Wisdom has laid a new egg at the age of 74 after returning to the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge last week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced.

How much can a bird's egg tell us about the bird that laid it and how it lives? As it turns out, it can tell us a lot about the generalities, but little about the details. For example, what does the ...

A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii. The sihek vanished by the 1980s after the accidental introduction of a snake.

In Iowa, 212 bird species nest throughout the state during nesting season. Nesting season is a great opportunity for first-time birdwatchers to make observations and start identifying species ...

Researchers identify ancient bird behind giant eggs from Down Under. University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science. Journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences DOI ...

The world's oldest known wild bird has defied age once again by laying an egg—even though she is thought to be around 74 years old, wildlife officials announced this week.

A once-extinct bird has laid eggs in the wild for the first time in nearly 40 years. After returning to the wild in 2024, the endangered Sihek bird is now laying wild eggs in its new Hawaii home.

The world's oldest known wild bird may soon be a mom again! The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) posted on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday, Dec. 3, that Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan ...