Smithsonian's National Zoo welcomes whooping crane

Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 19:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

After an 88-year-long hiatus North America's tallest bird, the statuesque whooping crane (Grus americana), is once again on exhibit at the Bird House at the Smithsonian's National Zoological Whooping cranes are one of only two crane species native to the United States. There are only eight other zoos in the U.S. which exhibit these birds.

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