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A bird once declared extinct in the wild has just laid eggs in Hawaii ... It often takes a few attempts at laying and looking after eggs for them to actually hatch.

Sihek, a now-endangered bird returned to the wild in 2024, has laid wild eggs ... “It’s likely it will take a few rounds of egg laying for the birds to hone their skills and hatch chicks." ...

The Sihek is among the most endangered bird species in the world. For the first time in almost 40 years, recently released Siheks have laid eggs in the wild. Conservationists hope to release more ...

By Sara Ruberg The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan ... that “it’s very rare” for a bird of Wisdom’s age to lay an egg, noting that “the average age that birds ...

The world's oldest known wild bird is hatching a plan to continue ... each year to reunite with her mate, and if possible, lay one egg, USFWS Pacific said. This is customary behavior for the ...

The world's oldest known wild bird has laid an egg at the impressive ... site each year to reunite with her mate and if able, lay one egg," the USFWS wrote on X. Wisdom was already banded when ...

The age at which the birds stop laying eggs in the wild hasn’t been effectively studied and is unknown. Every year, millions of the seabirds return to the refuge to nest and raise their young ...

new video loaded: Motherhood at 74: World’s Oldest Known Wild Bird Lays Egg Wisdom, a 74-year-old Laysan albatross, laid an egg at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge at the northwestern edge ...