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16:45, 03-Jun-2018
How caring crested ibis parents are!
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A crested ibis was captured by Xinhua photographer while feeding nestlings at Tianling village of Hanzhong city, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 2, 2018.
The crested ibis were thought to be extinct in the wild until the discovery of seven wild crested ibises on May 23, 1981, in Yangxian of Shaanxi Province.
A crested ibis feeds nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 2, 2018. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A crested ibis feeds nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi Province, June 2, 2018. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A crested ibis feeds nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A crested ibis feeds nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A couple of crested ibis takes care of their nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A couple of crested ibis takes care of their nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A crested ibis takes care of nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
A crested ibis takes care of nestlings at Tianling Village of Yangxian County in Hanzhong City, northwest China's Shaanxi. /Photo by Tao Ming, Xinhua
After decades of conservation, the population of the endangered bird species has been growing.
About 2,500 crested ibis live in Shaanxi. Their habitat covers around 14,000 square kilometers.
(Head image is a file from VCG Photo)
Source(s): Xinhua News Agency