Last of Japan's original crested ibises dies

Last of Japan's original crested ibises dies

NIIBO, Japan - Photo taken on Sept. 17, 2003 shows Kin, the last crested ibis to have been born in the wild in Japan, that died from old age at a breeding center in the village of Niibo, Niigata Prefecture on Oct. 10. The female ibis was found dead at the Sado Japanese Crested Ibis Conservation Center on Sado Island in the Sea of Japan, the Environment Ministry said. (Kyodo)

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