On October 12, the good news came from Shenzhen Wildlife Park that the three artificially hatched grey-crowned cranes in the park are very healthy. This is the first time that the park has artificially hatched the grey-crowned crane, which has accumulated valuable experience for the park to artificially hatch the grey-crowned crane.
According to zoo keepers, the largest grey-crowned crane is more than two months old, weighs more than 1500 grams, and has grown feathers on its body. The other two are more than 30 days old and weigh about 580 grams each. Since they are out of the shell at different times, they are cared for separately, with the larger grey-crowned cranes living alone and the smaller two living together. At present, the three grey-crowned cranes are very well developed.
It is understood that the eggs of the grey-crowned crane are light blue and weigh about 155 grams. Artificial incubation of 28-30 days of chicks out of the shell, for early adult birds. After the chicks emerge from their shells for 24 hours, they are transferred to another incubator to keep warm, and the next day they start eating their own food. As the age of the day gradually grows, the amount of food fed per meal also increases, the food is mainly chopped fresh fish, and give it calcium and vitamins, so that its bones can develop normally, especially the legs, to ensure that there is enough strength to support the body. The grey-crowned crane reaches sexual maturity around the age of 3, and its occipital part has pompom-shaped crown feathers formed by countless earth-yellow velvet wires, which is very beautiful. After the young bird grows for more than a month, the occipital part begins to grow small velvet crowns.
The grey-crowned crane is a crane in the family Crane family, the crested crane, also known as the East African crowned crane. It is mainly distributed in Kenya, Uganda, South Africa and Zambia. Its nature is "joyful singing and dancing", often in pairs to bow each other's heads, to show the intention of invitation, and then spread their wings, extend their necks and heels, and dance a beautiful "dance".
Original title: "Shenzhen Wild Animal Park first artificial hatching of grey-crowned cranes"
(Author: Shenzhen Special Economic Zone News)