20 December 2022 10:58 pm Views - 3163
Twin baby nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) and four blue-and-yellow macaw chics (Ara ararauna) were born at the Dehiwala National Zoo, National Zoological Gardens Deputy Director Dinushika Manawadu said.
She said the baby Nilgais were born last Saturday (17), and the Macaws chics two months earlier in the zoo.
Both animal/bird species are in good health, and they were set for public viewing today, the Deputy Director said.
The nilgai is the largest Asian antelope, ubiquitous across the northern Indian subcontinent, and classified as of "least concern" by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN).
The blue-and-yellow macaw, also known as the blue-and-gold macaw, is a large South American parrot with mostly blue feathers on top and light orange underparts, with gradient hues of green on top of its head.
The blue-and-yellow macaws are also classified as "Least Concern" by the IUCN. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)