They were rescued separately, one trapped between cargo containers on a ship into Long Beach, the other in the middle of the desert, but two rare albatrosses were released together Thursday afternoon ...

"There are only 22 species of albatrosses globally, 15 of those are threatened by fishing activity. Albatrosses roam the seas ...

Wisdom, the world’s oldest known breeding bird in the wild, is seen in 2018 with her chick at Midway Atoll. Credit: USFWS Pacific Region. MIDWAY ATOLL, Hawaii (KHON2) — Wisdom, a Laysan albatross ...

The world's oldest known wild bird has returned to her nesting grounds to find her lifelong mate missing for the second year in a row. The bird, a Laysan albatross named Wisdom, was first spotted in ...

Eighteen albatrosses have taken off from three Australian islands, the start of a race organized by conservation groups and the world's largest bookmaker to raise money and awareness by taking bets on ...

This week on the broadcast, 60 Minutes takes viewers to Midway Atoll, a remote group of islands in the Pacific Ocean that sit roughly equidistant between North America and Asia. Although Midway is ...

Tiny cameras attached to the backs of four Antarctic albatrosses have revealed a clever feeding strategy: Instead of randomly scanning the open ocean for prey, some birds appear to fly alongside ...

Wandering albatrosses have long been considered exceptional creatures. They can fly 8.5 million kilometres during their lifetimes – the equivalent of flying to the Moon and back more than ten times.

Wisdom, the 72-year-old albatross residing on an island northwest of Hawai'i, is performing mating dances for potential partners Charlotte Phillipp is a Weekend Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been ...

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 U.S.

The world's oldest known wild bird, a Laysan albatross that is at least 68 years old, has laid another egg. Wisdom, who returns each year to Midway Atoll to nest, was seen back at her favorite nest ...