Zenobia (ibis)

Zenobia is the name given by researchers to a female northern bald ibis, one of the last surviving members of the species in Syria.

She is believed to be the only remaining individual who knows the species' migratory route from Syria to wintering grounds in Ethiopia.

[3] The northern bald ibis was thought to be extinct in the Middle East until about 2005, when seven of the birds were spotted nesting near Palmyra.

[1][6] The British Broadcasting Corporation reported that Zenobia is "the only remaining bird who knows the migration routes to wintering grounds in Ethiopia.

Without her, birds bred in captivity cannot learn the migration routes and the species could become extinct in the wild in Syria, according to ornithologists.