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The Japanese crane, aka red-crowned crane or Manchurian crane, is the second rarest crane in the world. The whooping crane is number 1. These cranes are known as a symbol of longevity, luck, and fidelity. They can be found in the eastern parts of Russia around the Amur River basin, […]

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This article was originally published on Critter Science.

Found in northeast China, southeastern Russia, Mongolia, and eastern Japan, the red-crowned crane is 1 of the world’s largest crane species. They forage in pasturelands and winter in rivers, coastal salt marshes, freshwater marshes, rice paddies, and cultivated fields. There are 2 main breeding populations; 1 is migratory and the […]

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