Tall, magnificent birds with long legs and necks, cranes spend most of their lives near the shallow water of swamps, lakes, streams, and ponds to hunt for prey and construct their nests. There are 15 ...

Cranes are large omnivorous birds known for their vocalizations and for performing elaborate mating dances. There are 15 species of cranes in the family Gruidae. With long legs and a large torso, ...

There are many reasons why the cranes may be easily confused with the storks due to their similarity. Besides the fact that both of the animals live in the same type of habitat, another factor which ...

Some pairs of cranes in India, known for their monogamous devotion, seem to bring in a third bird to act like a kind of avian au pair. By Elizabeth Preston Cranes have a reputation as romantics. The ...

One of the most spectacular bird migration events is the movement of massive flocks of Sandhill Cranes between their wintering and breeding grounds. Indeed this is an event for the ages, as fossilized ...

Take a closer look at the new whooping crane habitat at the San Antonio Zoo SAN ANTONIO – Get a birds-eye view of the tallest and rarest birds in North America with the San Antonio Zoo Whooping Crane ...

The Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries is heralding the five whooping crane chicks that hatched and survived to leave the nest this year as a tremendous step for the reintroduction of the ...