# Parrot eggs hatch after suspected smuggler arrested at South African airport

https://mins.news/en/item/33527

- BBC News, 2026-08-26 19:19 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceq8n04q0gxo?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> Some of 50 eggs believed to belong to endangered parrots have hatched after being intercepted at Johannesburg’s airport. A 50-year-old Thai national was arrested for allegedly carrying them in a homemade incubator bag, while staff at Pretoria’s National Zoological Garden care for the chicks. A conviction could bring a fine or up to 10 years in prison.

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