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Crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)
 
T94 (1984.05.15)
The crested ibis is among the famous endangered
precious and rare animals in the world. There were only 7 of them
in Yangxian County of Shanxi Province when they were found in 1981.
The reserve with total area of 4,130 hectares has been set up
in Yangxian County of Shanxi Province to protect and breed
the crested ibis artificially and conduct scientific research on
it. At present, the population of crested ibis in the wild has increased
to more than 30 and the crested ibis has been listed as the first-grade
wild animal protected by the state.
The crested ibis is included in
Genus Nipponia nippon of Family Threskiornithidae
under Ciconiformes. |
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