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Conservationists successfully breed Papua New Guinea’s national Raggiana bird
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/19/2025
Papua New Guinean conservationists have successfully bred the Raggiana Bird of Paradise in captivity for the second time in history. It's been a four-year journey to get here, and the young bird named "Otto" is doing well.
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Curious, hungry and full of energy, this national icon is growing up fast.
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Personally I'm excited about it because looking after them, trying everything to just make
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sure we are successful in breeding is something.
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The Rangiana Bird of Paradise is Papua New Guinea's national emblem.
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And this two-month-old chick, nicknamed Otto, is the second of its kind to be bred in captivity.
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When it came to like the 18th day and then we were thinking it wouldn't hatch, but then
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the 20th day it finally hatched, so we were really excited about it.
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It's not the mum doing the job, it's like the keepers are trying to become like the
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mum, so that's like the very difficult part of it, raising the chick.
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The hard work recognised.
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They appreciate me for all the night's work and all this to ensure that the babies survive.
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So I was credited for it.
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And Otto is your...
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My middle name.
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Once fully grown, Otto will become an integral part of the Nature Park's education program
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designed to conserve the important species.
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These are the magnificent tail feathers that are used in headdresses across PNG and make
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the Rajiana Bird of Paradise such a popular target for hunting.
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We really want to ensure that our unique and special species of animals in the wild will
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be carried on to the future generations so they will still be able to see this.
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While not endangered right now, the species faces even bigger threats than hunting, including
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climate change and deforestation.
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Being the national bird and with such a colourful bird, I think it's very important that we
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conserve those kinds of birds that we have here in the country.
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For now, Otto is blissfully unaware of his importance.
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