Ibis chick is 1-month old

Ibis chick is 1-month old

The first crested ibis bred in captivity in Japan is one month old on June 21. Officials at the ibis conservation center in Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, said the bird should be able to fly in about 10 days. The baby crested ibis, hatched from an egg laid by an bird donated by China, tips the scale at 1.3 kilograms on June 21, almost the same weight as Yang Yang, its mother, which weighs 1.36 kg.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA000001690
  • Registered date
  • 1999/6/21 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • Media size
  • 1456 × 1965 pixel
  • Resolution
  • 72 dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 284.84(KB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos

    Tiger quintuplets growing healthily in China's Chongqing

    STORY: Tiger quintuplets growing healthily in China's Chongqing DATELINE: June 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:44 LOCATION: CHOGNQING, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of tiger cubs at the zoo STORYLINE: Five Bengal tiger cubs turned 50 days old on Friday and stay in good condition at a wildlife park in China's Chongqing. More than a month ago, a Bengal tiger gave birth to the quintuplets, two males and three females. Because their mother was too weak to take care of them, the cubs were transferred to a wildlife breeding rescue center to be raised in captivity. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Chongqing, China. (XHTV)

      Five African elephant calves bred in Qingyuan, Guangdong

      STORY: Five African elephant calves bred in Qingyuan, Guangdong DATELINE: Nov. 6, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:32 LOCATION: QINGYUAN, China CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of African elephants and their calves 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG HANDONG, Breeding specialist with the Chimelong Group 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG HANDONG, Breeding specialist with the Chimelong Group 4. various of African elephants and their calves STORYLINE: Five African elephant calves have been successfully bred in the Chimelong National Ex-situ Conservation Base of World Endangered Wild Plants and Animals in Qingyuan, Guangdong Province. All the calves are in good health. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): YANG HANDONG, Breeding specialist with the Chimelong Group "Among the five baby elephants, the first was born in May this year, the second in June, the third in July, and the fourth in August. The latest one was born on Oct. 25, with a birth weight of 128.5 kg. The five baby elephants are all in great condition. They feed on breast m
        Marten responsible for attacks on crested ibises in Sado

        Marten responsible for attacks on crested ibises in Sado

        NIIGATA, Japan - Environment Ministry officials examine the roof of an enclosure at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niigata Prefecture on March 11, 2010, a day after nine ibises were found dead and another critically injured. The ministry said it has determined that the birds were attacked by a marten. (Kyodo)
          first ibis chick photos released

          first ibis chick photos released

          NIIGATA, Japan - One of pictures released June 1 by the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture shows three chicks hatched this year from eggs laid by the pair Mei Mei, who was given to Japan by China in 2000, and Yu Yu, who is the offspring of another pair Yang Yang and You You, also gifts from China.
            Crested ibis chick hatches at center in Niigata Pref.

            Crested ibis chick hatches at center in Niigata Pref.

            NIIGATA, Japan - A crested ibis chick hatches April 22 at a preservation center on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture, becoming the first chick born this year and the fourth ever through artificial incubation of eggs at the center. The chick hatched from one of four eggs laid by Mei Mei -- a crested ibis given to Japan by China last October. The photo was taken and provided by the Sado Crested Ibis Preservation Center.
              All 4 eggs of crested ibis Mei Mei probably fertilized

              All 4 eggs of crested ibis Mei Mei probably fertilized

              NIIGATA, Japan - A veterinarian examines whether the four eggs laid by Mei Mei, a crested ibis donated to Japan from China last October, have been fertilized at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, on April 10. The center said all eggs have likely been fertilized. The eggs are the first Mei Mei and her mate Yu Yu have produced.
                All 4 eggs of crested ibis Mei Mei probably fertilized

                All 4 eggs of crested ibis Mei Mei probably fertilized

                NIIGATA, Japan - A veterinarian examines whether the four eggs laid by Mei Mei, a crested ibis donated to Japan from China last October, have been fertilized at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sadogashima Island, Niigata Prefecture, on April 10. The center said all eggs have likely been fertilized. The eggs are the first Mei Mei and her mate Yu Yu have produced.
                  Crested ibis Mei Mei lays four eggs

                  Crested ibis Mei Mei lays four eggs

                  NIIGATA, Japan - Photo shows four eggs Mei Mei, a crested ibis given to Japan by China last October, has laid at a preservation center on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Center officials said April 3 that Mei Mei and her mate Yu Yu began mating on March 20 and Mei Mei laid the four eggs at intervals starting March 26. The picture was provided by the center.
                    Ibises show signs of entering mating season

                    Ibises show signs of entering mating season

                    NIIGATA, Japan - Japan's first artificially bred ibis, Yu Yu (R), and his mate, Mei Mei, are showing signs they may be about to mate. Officials at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Niigata Prefecture's Sado Island, where the birds are houses, said Jan. 25 they seem to be getting accustomed to each other and have taken to resting on the same perch. Mei Mei was donated by China and arrived in Japan in October for mating purposes under an environmental accord signed by the two countries in Tokyo.
                      Mori receives photo of crested ibis from Zhu

                      Mori receives photo of crested ibis from Zhu

                      TOKYO, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshiro Mori (R) receives a photo of a female crested ibis from Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji in a banquet in Tokyo on Oct. 13. The ibis Mei Mei is being presented to Japan for mating with Yu Yu, which is being raised at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture. Yu Yu was born in May last year to Yang Yang and You You, which were a gift from Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Emperor Akihito on the occasion of Jiang's visit to Japan in 1998.