Sticking the Landing
THE GREY CROWNED CRANE
Stands three foot high with a wingspan of 3.7 feet, a grey body, white wings with feathers that range from white to brown to gold,...
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THE GREY CROWNED CRANE
Stands three foot high with a wingspan of 3.7 feet, a grey body, white wings with feathers that range from white to brown to gold, and a head topped with stiff golden feathers (hence the ‘crown’). Also known as the mayhem crane, there are now only 6,000 of them in South Africa, their numbers dramatically declining largely due to trade from the wild to captive facilities around the world, and the deterioration of wetlands and grasslands. Interestingly, they are the only cranes able to roost in trees.
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Stands three foot high with a wingspan of 3.7 feet, a grey body, white wings with feathers that range from white to brown to gold, and a head topped with stiff golden feathers (hence the ‘crown’). Also known as the mayhem crane, there are now only 6,000 of them in South Africa, their numbers dramatically declining largely due to trade from the wild to captive facilities around the world, and the deterioration of wetlands and grasslands. Interestingly, they are the only cranes able to roost in trees.
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