For the first time, six chicks have hatched at a zoo in Toyama City, which is a national special natural monument and is engaged in breeding the endangered Japanese grouse.
Toyama Municipal Family Park is working on the breeding of the endangered "Japanese grouse", which is a national special natural monument.
According to the Family Park, by the 14th, a total of 6 birds had hatched by "embrace" in which the mother bird covered the egg with its body and warmed it.
This is the first time that a grouse has hatched in a family park.
The six hatched birds are all about 6.5 cm long and weigh about 16 grams, and they are all showing good health.
The natural hatching of grouse at "Toyama City Family Park" has been for the third consecutive year, but for the past two years, all the chicks have died due to weakness and infectious diseases.
Toyama City Family Park has decided to work on thorough hygiene management such as disinfection and stress reduction of mother birds, and the staff of the Animal Division said, "By taking advantage of the reflection so far that natural breeding did not go well, all the chicks I want to keep an eye on them so that they can grow up safely. "