text: Albatrosses are very long lived ; most species survive upwards of 50 years , the oldest recorded being a Northern Royal Albatross that was ringed as an adult and survived for another 51 years , giving it an estimated age of 61 .
simplified: Some kinds of albatrosses live up to 50 years . The oldest albatross recorded was the Northern Royal Albatross that lived for 61 years .