SCBI hatches a whooping crane
The Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal announced the birth of a Whooping Crane.
This Whooping Crane is one of the most endangered types of it’s kind in the world.
The SCBI announced the birth on May 26 and it is doing well.
A bird team took an orphaned egg in an abandoned nest in Wisconsin to the institute to be hatched.
The adoptive parents are protective and attentive to the young bird’s needs and the almost month old chick is thriving under their care.
In 1941 approximately 22 whooping cranes remained in the wild due to a number of causes including hunting and poaching.
Today approximately 700 whooping cranes have been recorded in the wild and 140 live in human care.
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SCBI welcomes 5 new cheetah cubs and brings back the cheetah cub cam
Five Cheetah Cubs were born at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (SCBI) in Front Royal.
According to the SCBI social media page the cubs were born yesterday morning Oct.12 at the institute.
The cubs are healthy strong and active with the staff leaving them alone while the family bonds.
However you can check them out on the Cheetah Cub Cam here.
Ten year old Nick was the first cheetah born at the institute and is the father of this litter.
Since 2007 16 litters of cubs have been born at the center.
Rosalie is the mother of this litter and the staff is giving her time before they check the sex of her babies.
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