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.

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