The world's oldest known wild bird has defied age once again by laying an egg—even though she is thought to be around 74 years old, wildlife officials announced this week. Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, ...

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — The strange reproductive habits of a large, carnivorous New Zealand snail were once shrouded in mystery. Now footage of the snail laying an egg from its neck has been ...

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A rare snail in New Zealand has laid an egg through its neck, and the stunning moment was captured on video. New Zealand's Department of Conservation said in a news release on May 7 that one of the ...

The Powelliphanta augusta snail was undergoing a routine weight check when an egg appeared from its neck Lisa Flanagan/New Zealand Department of Conservation via AP A rare New Zealand snail had been ...

Wisdom, a Laysan albatross, has outlived at least three mates and the researcher who outfitted her with a tracking band in 1956. By Sara Ruberg The world’s oldest known wild bird, a 74-year-old Laysan ...