RILEY (FB)
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Hatched on Jan. 16 at the National Bird Breeding Sanctuary in the hinterlands of Toril District here, the Philippine Eagle chick was named Riley and an offspring of Sinag and Dakila.
The hatching of the eagle marks a groundbreaking achievement as it is the first-ever documented unassisted natural hatching, the PEF said in a statement.
“The egg hatched on its own, or the chick was able to break and hatch out by itself without any help from our team, just like how eggs are hatched in the wild. This means that the chick is fit and healthy. “
In the past, PEF personnel assisted hatched eagles in the hatching process.
The PEF said it took them a month to announce the new chick because they wanted to make sure that it is healthy and will survive before they would announce it to the public.
“Filipinos deserve some good news nowadays and announcing the hatching of a healthy chick whose odds of surviving to maturity is high is the best inspiration we can give to the public.”
PEF perso
