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Princess names two special birds
- Published: 17 Jul 2012 at 11.30
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Two birds at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo are so special they received their names from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
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Two cranes, born under Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo's breeding project and named by Princess Sirindhorn, stand in their living quarters. PRASIT TANGPRASERT
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Princess names two special birds
Two birds at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo are so special they received their names from Her Royal Highness Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn.
The birds are cranes, both bred locally as part of the zoo's crane breeding project.
The two birds, male and female, were born two days apart in August last year.
Princess Sirindhorn saw the two cranes during an agricultural exhibition last year. Zoo officials asked her to name the two birds.
And she did. She bestowed the name ‘‘ Long Lom’’ (wind traveller) on the male crane, and ‘‘ Chom Fah’’ (sky watcher) on the female bird.
The breeding programme was initiated in 1989 after the zoo received a pair of cranes to boost the numbers of the bird.
The project has overseen the reproduction of more than 200 cranes, specially reared in a semi-wild environment before being released into the wild. So far 26 birds have been released to the wild.
Long Lom and Chom Fah have been chosen to showcase the zoo’s breeding programme and raise awareness about the bird and its importance to the ecosystem.
Adapted from a story in today's Bangkok Post.
crane – a large bird with long legs and a long neck that lives near water นกกระเรียน,นกกระสา
breed (past form: bred) – to keep animals or plants in order to produce young ones in a controlled way ผสมพันธุ์
breeding – the producing of young animals, plants, etc การผสมพันธุ์สัตว์เพื่อขยายพันธุ์
quarters – place that are provided for people (monks, soldiers, servants, etc.) or, in this case, birds, to live in ที่พักอาศัย
locally – in or related to the area that you live, or to the particular area that you are talking about ในท้องถิ่น, ในประเทศ
male – belonging to the sex that does not give birth to babies; connected with this sex ตัวผู้, เพศผู้, ผู้ชาย
female – of the sex that can lay eggs or give birth to babies, being a woman or a girl ตัวเมีย, เพศหญิง, ผู้หญิง
agriculture – the science or practice of farming เกษตรกรรม, การเกษตร
exhibition – a public show where art or other interesting things are put so that people can go and look at them นิทรรศการ งานแสดง
bestow – (of something valuable or important) to give มอบให้
initiate – to start something or make it start ริเริ่ม
pair – two of something คู่
boost – to increase เพิ่ม
oversee – to watch something in order to check that it works or happens in the way that it should ตรวจตรา
reproduction – the act or process of producing babies, young animals or plants การแพร่พันธุ์,การสืบพันธุ์
rear – to care for young children or animals until they are fully grown เลี้ยงดู
semi- – partly; half กึ่ง, ครึ่ง
environment – the place in which people or animals live including all the physical conditions that affect them สภาพแวดล้อม, สิ่งแวดล้อม
release – to allow someone or something to go free ปล่อย
showcase – to show the best qualities or parts of something แสดง,ทำให้เห็นจุดเด่น
raise – to increase the amount or level of something เพิ่ม, ทำให้สูงขึ้น, ส่งเสริม, ยกระดับ
awareness – knowing that something exists, or having knowledge or experience of a particular thing การรับรู้, การทราบ, ความตระหนัก
ecosystem – all the plants and animals in a particular area, considered as a system with parts that depend on one another ระบบที่เกิดจากความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างสิ่งมีชีวิตและสิ่งแวดล้อม
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