Adelaide Zoo Cassowaries Lay First Eggs in 34 Years
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⏮ BeforeAdelaide Zoo had not had cassowary eggs in 34 years.
✅ NowTwo bright green eggs have been laid, and staff are watching to see if they hatch.
In short
- Two southern cassowary eggs were laid at Adelaide Zoo, the first there in 34 years.
- Zoo staff do not yet know whether the bright green eggs are viable.
- Breeding these birds in captivity is difficult, so the eggs are a milestone.
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Southern cassowaries are large, fierce birds that are hard to breed in captivity. A clutch at Adelaide Zoo is a first in 34 years and a sign that the birds are settling in. Whether the eggs will hatch is still unknown.
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Zoo staffers don’t know whether the bright green eggs are viable and will ultimately hatch into chicks. However, the eggs themselves are a major win, because breeding the birds in captivity is tricky
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Two big birds called cassowaries laid eggs at a zoo in Australia. It has been 34 years since that zoo had eggs from these birds. The zoo staff do not know yet if chicks will hatch.
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