I get a newsletter from the National Zoo

And today's announced the birth of the 50th kori bustard chick born to the zoo. Kori bustard? I know a lot of animals, and this sounded like a bird, but it was not familiar. The kori bustard is a native of Africa. There are two subspecies. They are the heaviest bird capable of flight, although are considered terrestrial. Here is an adult kori bustard:

[image credit: Frank Wouters, an excellent photographer, judging by his Flickr photostream, licensed under Creative Commons]

Impressive plumage, eh? Now I got to this because I wanted to see an adult, because the baby is utterly adorable:

[I'm not sure which National Zoological Park photographer took that photo--it's from: National Zoo’s 50th Kori Bustard Chick Hatches]

It's about the size of a human hand. It'll get significantly bigger. They're raising the chick by hand for now but expect it to be on display by mid-August. :) So if you're in the DC area after that, check out the newest addition.

For more on the kori bustard, see the Wikipedia article or the National Zoo's fact sheet.