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  2. Sandhill crane - Wikipedia

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    The greater sandhill crane proper initially suffered most; by 1940, probably fewer than 1,000 birds remained. Populations have since increased greatly again. At nearly 100,000, they are still fewer than the lesser sandhill crane, which, at about 400,000 individuals continent-wide, is the most plentiful extant crane. [26] [40]

  3. Crane (bird) - Wikipedia

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    Crane movements are well known for their fluidity and grace. [citation needed] In Japan, the crane is one of the mystical or holy creatures (others include the dragon and the tortoise) and symbolizes good fortune and longevity because of its fabled life span of a thousand years.

  4. Common crane - Wikipedia

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    This LEB of 5 years was similar to that estimated for other crane species, as for example the Florida sandhill cranes (G. canadensis) (LEB = 7 years). [24] Reports of tagged common cranes have increased rapidly in the last decades. [25] Therefore, longevity and life expectancy at birth of wild common cranes will be updated.

  5. Why are there so many sandhill cranes in Wisconsin right now?

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    However, North America's other crane species, the whooping crane, is endangered. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes currently live in Wisconsin, Lacy said. Only about 80-to-85 whooping cranes ...

  6. Size does matter: Scientists fascinated by talons, tracheas ...

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    Nov. 13—Velociraptor talons. Curled tracheas, which help produce a bugle that can be heard two miles away. A wingspan that can span 6 feet. The sandhill crane is a symbol of changing seasons in ...

  7. Sandhill cranes return to Eastern WA for a limited time ... - AOL

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    As many as 35,000 sandhill cranes will pass through Eastern Washington on their spring migration, and one of the best ways to see the birds en masse is at the Othello Sandhill Crane Festival.

  8. List of cranes - Wikipedia

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    The species with the smallest estimated population is the whooping crane, which is conservatively thought to number 50–249 mature individuals, [5] and the one with the largest is the sandhill crane, which has an estimated population of 450,000–550,000 mature individuals.

  9. Sandhill crane committee focuses on potential hunting season ...

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    The Legislative Council Study Committee on Sandhill Cranes met Aug. 1. The group is charged with offering ideas to reduce crane-caused crop damage.