The Worlds Oldest Bird is Making Babies!

The world's oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan Albatross named wisdom has laid an egg, the discovery stunning researchers and scientists.

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00:00Move over, actress Hilary Swank, who gave birth to twins at age 48.

00:05The world's oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross named Wisdom, has laid an egg.

00:15A discovery stunning researchers and scientists at a Hawaiian wildlife refuge.

00:20According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Wisdom has produced an estimated 50 to 60 eggs

00:27and raised up to 30 chicks in her lifetime.

00:30The average lifespan of a Laysan albatross, like Wisdom, is 68 years and they hatch about 30 to 40 eggs overall.

00:38For those keeping score at home, legendary Godfather actor Al Pacino had his fourth child in his 80s.