A juvenile East African crowned crane has escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo, prompting an active search in the surrounding ...

Cranes are one of the oldest birds on earth. A crowned ... three-to-four feet tall and can weigh from six-to-12 pounds. Cranes have a six-to-seven-foot wingspan along with a grey plumage.

The Civil Aviation Authority of Uganda reported, the bird was identified to be a grey crowned crane populating the dry savannahs south of the Sahara. Adult birds are about 1 meter (3 feet) tall and ...

The Toronto Zoo is asking visitors to treat a pair of seemingly angry birds with kindness. That’s because these grey-necked crowned cranes, named Huckleberry and Baroness, are nesting and are being ...

Once a familiar sight across many landscapes, the majestic grey crowned crane is now facing an increasingly uncertain future. The large-scale wheat and maize farms, which once supported crane ...

After two days on the run, Cougar Mountain Zoo staff may be close to catching a rare crowned crane that escaped. The zoo says the crane, named Alice, was spotted Friday afternoon in a neighborhood ...

An East African crowned crane that escaped from a Washington state zoo was found days after being on the lam, strolling on the town streets, and hanging with a group of "blue herons," officials said.

Red-crowned crane chicks have fun next to an adult bird at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in Qiqihar, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province, May 14, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] Captive-bred red ...