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Thursday, March 10, 2011

World's oldest banded bird a mom again

Posted by Unknown on 12:39 PM with No comments
Follow this link to a neat story on Discovery News about Wisdom the Albatross, who was first banded in 1956, and her latest chick.

Amazing what a good diet and exercise can do for longevity, eh?

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