What does the whooping crane look like?
He is big and he is beautiful and his feathers are white as the whitest snow. He is a brave and princely bird and he is called the whooping crane because his loud call echoes like a bugle. In 1916, there wore only 14 of these great birds left in the world and our government is still working hard to keep the whooping crane and his family from extinction. He stands five feet tall on a pair of spindly black legs. From a distance, his huge body looks like a soft, white summer cloud. The wild whooping crane is not fond of human company and few people get near him. Seven w hoopers live pampered lives in captivity. Some of them have become quite tame and we can study them in detail. The two parent birds are dressed alike, though the female is a little smaller and daintier than the male. The father bird’s glaring yellow eyes inform us that he is the boss of the family and he would give his life to protect his precious wife and chick. His black moustache adds to his fierce, regal expression. Th
