Baby chicks hatch at Newquay Zoo
You would think it was Easter with all the baby chicks at Newquay Zoo this week.
An adult pair of Roul-roul Partridges (or Crested Wood Partridge) have been laying eggs recently but unfortunately none had hatched. So when the keepers spotted another egg they decided to carefully remove it and place it in the incubation room to see if they could help hatch the chick.
Animal Collections Manager John Meek explains "This species comes from South-East Asia and the adults have beautiful colouring with the female being green to help hide herself in a leafy nest and the male featuring a stunning crest. We were delighted when the chick finally hatched and have place him in with two Bantam chicks we have in our care at the moment and they are chirping away very happily. We are also delighted that our Scarlet Macaws have just hatched a chick for the second year running which is fantastic news."
The adult pair of Roul-roul Partridge live in the stunning Tropical Rainforest exhibit at he zoo with a wide variety of other exotic animals including Sloths, Toucans, Pygmy marmosets, Bats, Tree shrews and much more.
