 May 25, 2013
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Three New Sacred Ibises Arrive at County Zoo
Cape May County Freeholder Director Daniel Beyel is pleased to announce the arrival of three Sacred Ibises at the Cape May County Zoo.
The Sacred Ibises or Threskiornis Aethiopica joined the collection of rare and exotic birds housed in the Zoo’s World of Bird Exhibit on January 12, 2006.
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The County purchased the Sacred Ibises from the San Antonio Zoo with donations from Art and Ruth Spillman and the Cape May County Zoo’s AAZK Chapter.
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In the wild the Sacred Ibis is common in Africa south of the Sahara. The Sacred Ibis was part of the Egyptian religion and was worshipped as a god.
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Large (25-29 inches), long-legged birds with thin, down-curved bills. The body is white with black plumes that form a loose net across the back, closed wings and tail. Legs and feet are black. When this ibis flies, bare patches of skin under the wings and at the sides of the breast show as scarlet. The head and neck are bare and covered with black, scaly skin once the bird is about 2 years old. Until then they are feathered white, mottled with black. Weight of average adult is 3 pounds and wing span is 1 foot. Only sounds are a low grunting or croaking on the breeding grounds.
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The birds will compliment the Aviary collection and provide companionship for the zoo’s 22-year-old Black-headed Ibis – the last one in the United States.
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