Japan's 2nd crested ibis bred in captivity hatches

NIIGATA, Japan - A crested ibis egg hatched May 8 at a conservation center on Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture, producing the second ibis chick bred in captivity in Japan. The egg was among three laid in April by Yang Yang, a female ibis that arrived in Japan in January 1999 with a male partner, You You, as a gift from Chinese President Jiang Zemin to Emperor Akihito.

• Product Code
• ILEA000004711

• Registered date
• 2000/5/08 00:00:00

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• Kyodo / Kyodo News Images

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• 2000 × 1412 pixel

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• 72 dpi

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• 138.71(KB)*

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