In 2008, years before Greater actually died, the flamingo had a brush with death when it was viciously attacked by a group of teenage boys and young adult men. For whatever reason, Greater’s records are unclear and the zoo wasn’t sure if the flamingo came from the Cairo or Hamburg Zoo. The exact origins of Greater are unknown but it is believed that the bird had arrived at the Adelaide Zoo in 1933 as a fully grown adult. Greater, who was a greater flamingo at the Adelaide Zoo in Australia, was at least 83 years old when it died in 2014. Species and Gender: Undetermined Greater Flamingo Oldest Age Reached: Unknown – at least 83 years old in 2014 Wisdom has successfully hatched an egg every year since 2006. Since then, Wisdom has been regularly visiting the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument to nest. Robbins did not see Wisdom again until 2002 and updated her tag. Wisdom was first tagged in 1956 by ornithologist Chandler Robbins, who estimated her age to be around 6 years at that time. In late 2017, Wisdom was in the news because she had laid an egg at the age of 67! Wisdom had even laid an egg the year before and she continues to baffle scientists who find it unbelievable that such an old bird still produces viable eggs. Wisdom, a female Laysan albatross, is the oldest known bird in the wild – she is also the world’s oldest banded (tracked) bird. Owner(s): : None – Wisdom is a wild banded bird Location: Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument, Midway Atoll, a U.S. Species and Gender: Female Laysan Albatross Oldest Age Reached: about 68 years old in 2018