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The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

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Guangxi has a variety of ecological environment types

Rich and unique biodiversity is nurtured

There are more than 18,000 species of wildlife

The richness of biodiversity ranks third in the country

Black langur, white-headed langur, eastern black-crowned gibbon

Chinese white dolphins, Brinell's whales and so on

These cute animals

Some individuals live in Guangxi

And recently, it came again

New news about them

A few days ago, in a cliff cave in the Encheng National Nature Reserve in Chongzuo Daxin County, another pair of crowned hornbills, a national first-class protected animal, was successfully born, and this population has naturally added 8 young birds in four years, which is rare in the country.

The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

On the afternoon of July 20, researchers and reporters who have been squatting here for a long time observed that a crowned hornbill chick drilled out a cute head and saw the world for the first time; At about 8 a.m. on the 21st, in the same place, another chick flew out of the nest and successfully joined their parents.

The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute
The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

Following the discovery in March 2019 in encheng Reserve that this pair of crowned hornbills nested and bred in a stone cave on the cliff wall of karst, two chicks were successfully hatched that year; Every year since, the couple has bred an average of 2 young birds a year in the same cave, now in its fourth year, and the current population is 10.

The crested hornbill is a first-class protected animal in mainland China, distributed in Guangxi and Yunnan provinces and regions, with a population of about 300. According to experts, the number of crowned hornbills in Guangxi in 2010 was less than 100, and in recent years it has gradually recovered to about 200. So far, no other crowned hornbills have been found nationwide that have successfully brooded on cliff holes.

Recently, the staff of Hepu Dugong National Nature Reserve observed a group of Chinese white dolphins, about 15, during a sea patrol. It is understood that this is the second time that a large number of Chinese white dolphins have been found after the fishing moratorium this year.

The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

On July 10, during the marine fishing moratorium, a group of 8 experts from the Forestry Survey and Planning Institute of the State Forestry and Grassland Administration and 3 experts from the Guangxi Mangrove Research Center went to the Dugong Protected Area to carry out ecological surveys.

The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

Chinese white dolphin juvenile dolphin.

Then everyone was pleasantly surprised to find that there were more than one, and there were about 15 Chinese white dolphins distributed around the boat! From time to time, they jump out of the sea to play, which is very spectacular. It has been observed that most of these Chinese white dolphins are spotted white individuals with spots, which are initially judged to be young individuals, and experts have also found that there is a newborn cub in the population for about half a year. This herd of Chinese white dolphins swims right after about 50 minutes of activity.

The crowned hornbill couple breeds young birds, and the white dolphin swims in the sea, which is too cute

Adult Chinese white dolphins and juvenile dolphins.

According to experts, this group of dolphins is distributed in the sea about 4 kilometers outside the port of Yingluo in the Dugong Reserve, which belongs to the core habitat of chinese white dolphins.

Aren't these animals cute?

Integrated self-news online, Hepu County Rong Media Center, Nanguo Morning Post, Guangxi Daily

Source: Nanning Radio and Television Station

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