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title: "Wisdom, the 64-year old Laysan Albatross lays an egg on Midway and goes back to sea"
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# Wisdom, the 64-year old Laysan Albatross lays an egg on Midway and goes back to sea

Wisdom, a female Laysan Albatross *Phoebastria immutabilis* who is at least 64 years old ([click here](http://www.acap.aq/en/news/latest-news/2343-will-you-still-love-me-when-i-m-64-wisdom-the-laysan-albatross-is-back-on-midway-atoll-for-another-season)) laid her latest egg on 28 November on USA’s [Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge](http://www.acap.aq/en/news/news-archive/60-2013-news-archive/1434-acap-breeding-site-no-36-midway-atoll-black-footed-laysan-and-short-tailed-albatrosses-within-a-world-heritage-site).

 Her mate since at least 2012 (“Mr Goo”, named after his colour-band combination of G000) is currently taking the first long incubation shift (of up to month) while Wisdom is out to sea foraging.

  ![](https://www.acap.aq/images/stories/acap/Birds/Albatrosses/L/Laysan/Wisdom_and_mate_Nov2015_Kiah_Walker_2_s.jpg)

 Wisdom and Mr Goo last month before laying their latest egg, photograph by Kiah Walker

 [Photographs](https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwspacific/sets/72157659537930074) and [video](http://usfwspacific.tumblr.com/post/134367956480/live-from-midway-atoll-wisdom-has-laid-an-egg) by Daniel Clark and Kiah Walker, US Fish & Wildlife Service.

 *John Cooper, ACAP Information Officer, 04 December 2015*