The crested ibis is a large white bird with pink wings and a long black beak that once lived throughout East Asia, but its numbers declined rapidly in the second half of the 20th century. People in Japan have tried protecting the birds in a special facility, adopting a bird from China to artificially hatch chicks, but if these attempts fail and the last crested ibis dies, this type of bird will be extinct.

1. Animals disappearing

2. Have you ever heard of a bird called the crested ibis? Also known
in Japanese as "toki," the crested ibis is a large white bird with a
red face and long black beak.

3. Its more striking features include the beautiful pink color
seen on the underside of its wings, which measure up to 140
centimeters (about 4.5 feet) across, and the long crest, or
tuft, of feathers on the back of its neck.

4. The crested ibis once lived in many places throughout East Asia,
but their numbers declined rapidly in the second half of the 20th
century.

5. People in Japan have been trying a number of different things to keep
the crested ibis alive. They set up a special facility to protect the birds
and even adopted a bird from China to try and hatch new chicks
artificially. But if these attempts fail and the last crested ibis dies, this
type of bird will no longer exist anywhere on Earth.

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