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.

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