The US Fish and Wildlife Service said that a Laysan albatross dubbed Wisdom has hatched what may be her 40th chick. It is an impressive achievement at her ripe age of around 65.

On February 1, baby Kukini was seen cracking out of its shell, under the care its father simply called 'Gooo' a name reflecting the number 6,000 on the identification band covering his leg. Gooo served on incubation duty for over 14 days while waiting for Wisdom to come back from collecting small fish, squid, and fish eggs to regurgitate to Kukini.

On February 8, staff from the United State's largest conservation area, Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument in Honolulu, on Facebook, "As soon as Kukini was secure under Wisdom, Wisdom's mate quickly marched length of football field towards path through dunes and took flight. We expect him to be back within week or less because newly hatched albatross chicks require consistent supply of fresh seafood".

The region involves the Midway Atoll Refuge, housing the world's biggest albatross nesting colony that includes Wisdom and her family also.

Wisdom is the oldest known banded wild bird in the world, and is among a million albatrosses nesting and raising their family members at Midway. With a life span of 40 to 60 years, albatrosses can breed every year with their monogamous, lifelong partners, which get replaced only after death or disappearance.

Every year, the seabirds meet their partners at the same location for building a new best together. In the case of the Laysan albatrosses, the breeding takes place mainly on the Hawaiian Islands in the months between November and July. In the rest of the year, they remain in the northwestern and northeastern range of the Pacific Ocean, feeding on sea creatures obtained from the water surface.