Part of her species' Latin name, Phoebastria immutabilis, refers to its unchanging plumage. And for decades, Wisdom's consistency has been seen as an inspiration.

Motherhood is entirely possible at the age 74—for some birds at least. A Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) named Wisdom recently became the world’s oldest known breeding wild bird.

The egg has now hatched, and Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or mōlī in Hawaiian, was spotted caring for her chick, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific ...

Phoebastria immutabilis is a seabird species listed under the category of “Near Threatened” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Feather mites, specific to P. immutabilis ...

The world's oldest known wild bird just added a new chick to the family -- her 40th one, experts say. The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), named Wisdom, is at least 65 years old but ...

Laysan albatrosses (Phoebastria immutabilis), known as mōlī in Hawaiian, are long-living seabirds that pair for life with a single mate. They are named after a breeding colony of 145,000 pairs ...

The world's oldest known wild bird just added a new chick to the family — her 40th one, experts say. The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), named Wisdom, is at least 65 years old but ...

Wisdom, the oldest known wild bird, has yet another feather in her cap—a new chick. The Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis)—62 years old at least—recently hatched a healthy baby in ...

The highly mobile Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), which forages throughout the North Pacific, is quickly becoming the poster child for the effects of plastic ingestion on marine ...

The world-famous Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis) was spotted caring for her newest chick at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge in the North Pacific Ocean this month.

The egg has now hatched, and Wisdom, a Laysan albatross (Phoebastria immutabilis), or mōlī in Hawaiian, was spotted caring for her chick, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Pacific ...