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FIRST KIWI IN THIRTY YEARS HATCHED AT THE NATIONAL ZOO

I really am going to post something about our Ornithology trip the first weekend in April, but it’s now the last week of the term before Finals, and things are genuinely crazy around here.  HOWEVER, looking at the new Smithsonian magazine, I saw the announcement of the hatching of the first KIWI CHICK at the National Zoo since 1975.  The BROWN KIWI is a fascinating bird, and in some danger of extinction in New Zealand, so producing them in captivity is something of a priority these days.  If you wait until after 6:00 p.m. EST, you might even see the new chick on the KIWI WEB CAM.  There’s a flamingo cam and also one for the Micronesian Kingfisher linked on that page.  Have fun.

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