Happy #WhoopingCraneDay!
Here is “The Hooping Crane” in George Edwards’ A Natural History of Birds Pt. 3, 1750.
Yes, he illustrated it perching on an enlarged side view of its own giant beak. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
BHL: https://www.flickr.com/photos/biodivlibrary/50912336722/
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Whoop whoop! It's #WhoopingCraneDay! Learn all about North America's tallest bird (and one of the most endangered in the world) by watching this video! 📼 Want to know more? Check out this Q&A with crane keeper Chris Crowe! https://t.co/OJiwB1RV2C https://t.co/cVDNmuZXMj
∙ 𝙼𝚊𝚢 𝟸𝟾, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟹 𝟹:𝟶𝟷𝙿𝙼 ∙
https://nitter.lacontrevoie.fr/NationalZoo/status/1662896795398045698
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