FREDERICTON — Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him. It felt like he was holding a world of knowledge and history in that puff ball of black and white feathers.

Researching Atlantic puffin ecology, he found tuxedo bird with a chick{ai:summary}Daniel Oliker marveled at a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island, noting its age surpassed his own by a decade. He felt a deep connection to the bird, seeing it as a vessel of knowledge and history. #culture

33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick

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