Denver Zoo Welcomes Kea Hatchling

DENVER (CBS4) – The Denver Zoo has welcomed a kea, a large and vulnerable species of parrot.
The female chick, Scarlet, actually hatched in the beginning of February, and has been hand-reared by zookeepers since.
(credit: Denver Zoo)
“Scarlet’s arrival is special as she increases the North American zoo population to only 28 keas, 14 of which are female,” the Zoo said in a news release. “Zookeepers have taken extra steps to assure her continued well-being.”
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