In-flight Crane Training

Operation Migration trains young Whooping Cranes to follow ultralight aircraft (equipped with an electronic brood call). Then they all migrate South together one time…and the Whooping Cranes know the route both ways for the rest of their lives.  Check out a recent practice session below:

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Watch Dora feed her baby a sparrow head (warning: a bit rough to watch if you like sparrows).

OMG owl pants! A close cousin of couture hawk pants.

video via The Dodo