2 ibis chicks in Niigata given names

TOKYO, Japan - Environment Agency chief Kayoko Shimizu reveals the names July 3 given to two chicks recently born to a pair of endangered crested ibises donated to Japan by China -- ''Ai Ai'' (L) for the female and ''Shin Shin'' for the male. The chicks were hatched May 8 and 10 at the Sado Crested Ibis Conservation Center in Sadogashima Island in Niigata Prefecture.

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