And we L.A. Zoo visitors await the hatching with great anticipation. I was at the zoo this past friday the 27th. Their exhibit is now under docent watch and a request for silence to all visitors.
No I don't. I first became aware of the pair nesting with one egg on the
13th of March. The keeper I then spoke with stated that they had recently become aware of an egg in the nest. I'm not sure of the incubation period for Steller's either. My guess is that we'll know for certain before the end of April whether its fertile or not. Let's keep our fingers crossed.
I just researched the incubation period for Steller's. Apparently 39-45 days or approximately 7 weeks. The average clutch size is two but usually only one chick survives to maturity. And most eggs aren't even layed until April or May. This egg was already confirmed by a keeper on my March 13th visit to the zoo. I wonder if there could be another egg in the nest that hasn't been confirmed yet?
Fantastic! I'm due to be there this coming Friday. And a bit more "boring" L.A. Zoo trivia. This same exhibit once housed the Philippine or Monkey-eating Eagles. That effort just never paid off. The very aggresive female never got along very well with the two males they tried to pair her with. One male was on loan from the Bronx Zoo and I believe the other was from Frankfurt. She even killed the one from, I believe Frankfurt. Fortunately, this has been a much smoother pairing. And hopefully this weekend a successful hatching.
Fantastic! I'm due to be there this coming Friday. And a bit more "boring" L.A. Zoo trivia. This same exhibit once housed the Philippine or Monkey-eating Eagles. That effort just never paid off. The very aggresive female never got along very well with the two males they tried to pair her with. One male was on loan from the Bronx Zoo and I believe the other was from Frankfurt. She even killed the one from, I believe Frankfurt. Fortunately, this has been a much smoother pairing. And hopefully this weekend a successful hatching.
