World's oldest known wild bird to become a mother for the 37th time

www.theguardian.com ^ | Fri 7 Dec 2018 12.45 EST | Vivian Ho in San Francisco

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[blueunicorn6]

Cruise passengers react to the announcement that the chocolate buffet has been called off.

[BwanaNdege]

Trump administration plans to weaken protections for sage grouse

Well of course! The Sage-grouse is encroaching on the nesting habitat of the Laysan Albatross.

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[spudville]

I was stationed on Midway ‘75-’76. Probably walked right by that bird.

[TheBattman]

How do they know this is the same bird? I know some species, they put bands on them... but I haven’t seen that in this case...

[NorthMountain]

That bird never lied to me, or used the power of the State to rob me.

Can’t say the same for Pelosi.

[Red Badger]

Did you read the article?....................

[NorthMountain]

Is someone checking id’s of birds?

Essentially, yes. why can’t we do it for elections??

We can. Easily. Even Third World $#!+holes manage it.

The demonicRATs refuse to do it.

[TheBattman]

Of course not - if I had done that, I would have seen this part:

—Wisdom was first banded in 1956 by biologist Chandler Robbins,—

[VietVet876]

We refueled there coming and going from ‘69 to ‘71.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

All this reminds me of “Old Granny”, a Herford cow caught in the the fallout from a nuke blast. After she was doused with fallout, she still dropped a calf every year for 19 years. All were normal.

[SunkenCiv]

Birds are lucky, they get laid even before they're born.

[Red Badger]

Well of course she did!

She glowed in the dark so the bull could find her easier!................

[airdalechief]

http://www.midway-island.com/history/chronology-of-events/

for those interested.

I’ve flown in and naturally out of Midway and Guam many, many times in my 26 years of Naval service.

Still hate “gooney birds”

[Red Badger]

I’ve flown in and naturally out of Midway and Guam

You were naked? And why do you hate DC-3's?.................

[Ezekiel]

Oh my. She doesn't look a day over 20! What's her secret? What's in a name?

Wisdom was first banded in 1956 by biologist Chandler Robbins, who estimated that she was about five years old at the time.

;-)

Time just *zips* along!

[DoodleBob]

[Amberdawn]

You old dinosaur....

[airdalechief]

Eh, no I wasn’t naked and why was your...

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[Daffynition]

Yep! Sure does.

B4 we know it, we'll be saying *It's spring!...where did winter go?*