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A rare pink pigeon has been hand-reared at a UK zoo for the first time, using an innovative method for feeling baby birds.
Found in the wild only on the island nation of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean, pink pigeons have been on the endangered ‘red list’ for both the IUCN and BirdLife.
On the brink of extinction in 1991, their numbers were thought to have dropped to a low of just nine individuals left in the wild.
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Rare Pink Pigeon Hand-Raised at UK Zoo for First time – a Milestone After Species Dropped to Just 10 Birds in the Wild
Rare pink pigeon was hand-reared at UK's Paignton Zoo for the first time, after wild population on brink of extinction dropped to 10 birds.
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