Born by artificial insemination of Japanese grouse Hina The first Ueno Zoo in Japan

At the Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, the endangered Japanese grouse chick was born by artificial insemination for the first time in Japan.

I was born with one Japanese grouse chick, which is designated as a national special natural monument.

According to Ueno Zoo, artificial insemination of the females they keep laid six eggs last month.

When I put it in a special instrument and warmed it, one of them hatched on the 17th of this month.

According to the zoo, the birth of chicks by artificial insemination is the first in the country.

The chick is a female and weighs 16.4 grams.

It seems that he is in good health, but he is apt to get sick for about two weeks after hatching, so he carefully observes it at the zoo.

The endangered Japanese grouse is being protected and bred by the Ministry of the Environment, and Ueno Zoo has been developing artificial insemination technology since this year.

Ueno Zoo says, "I am honestly happy. I hope that this technology will contribute to the conservation of Japanese grouse."