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Whooping Crane • Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America. They
mate for life.
• They stand about 5 feet tall and have long legs and long
necks. Their wings stretch to about 7 feet.
• Whooping cranes eat clams, crabs, snails, frogs, and berries.
• Their call sounds like a very loud bugle.
• There is only one wild migratory flock of whooping cranes
with about 194 birds.
• Every winter, they fly about 2,700 miles from Canada to Texas.
• During their long flight, young whooping cranes are often
killed when they fly into electrical or telephone wires.
Where do they live? Why are they endangered? |
