We have in a "almost no news" period, so this hit the frontpages of yesterday's newspapers: Blijdorp showed the 11 Red-billed Toucans that were born this year: AD Mijn Zoo - Nieuws
You actually see 7 on the photo because the eldest has already moved into a bird enclosure and the smallest are hidden in the bowl on the left.
Because they rarely breed in zoos (there are a little over 100 birds in the European zoos), the birds are hand-reared. The three parent-couples have produced more eggs and are allowed to hatch them themselves, so the end-count could be higher.
You actually see 7 on the photo because the eldest has already moved into a bird enclosure and the smallest are hidden in the bowl on the left.
Because they rarely breed in zoos (there are a little over 100 birds in the European zoos), the birds are hand-reared. The three parent-couples have produced more eggs and are allowed to hatch them themselves, so the end-count could be higher.
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