albatrosses will wipe the floor with any species of bird you choose to compare them to. they’re the Most, or at least Extremely, by almost every metric
wingspan. lifespan. intricacy of mating dances. devotion to monogamy. investment in offspring. ability to circumnavigate the globe. literary symbolism that is flexible but not to the point of meaninglessness. eyeliner quality. I could go on
This is Wisdom. She’s at least 71 years old. In the photo is one of her chicks, that she had at age 69. Her last chick was hatched in 2021, though she hasn’t bred for the last two years since her mate has disappeared.
She has flown an estimated 3,000,000 miles since 1956
