You may weigh more than a whooping crane (and if you don’t you better start getting seconds at dinner), but you probably aren’t taller than one! Adults are about five feet tall, which makes them the tallest birds in North America. But even as tall as t
Whooping Crane Facts Main Prey Crustaceans, small fish, insects, amphibians, and reptiles. Fun Fact This species is named after the loud whooping sound it makes Estimated Population Size 50 to 250 Wingspan 7.5 feet Incubation Period A month Habitat Marshes, wetlands, mudflats, and wet prairies ...
Stehn knew what the case was about. A longtime biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, he had served as its whooping crane coordinator for over a decade. No one had more hands-on experience with the birds, which are among the most endangered in North America. He had flown on...
Whooping crane, (Grus americana), tallest American bird and one of the world’s rarest. At the beginning of the 21st century fewer than 300 whooping cranes remained in the wild. Most are part of a flock that migrates between Texas and Canada. Almost all