Tall, magnificent birds with long legs and necks, cranes spend most of their lives near the shallow water of swamps, lakes, streams, and ponds to hunt for prey and construct their nests. There are 15 ...

LAKE SAMMAMISH, Wash. — A juvenile East African crowned crane who escaped from the Cougar Mountain Zoo this week has returned home safely after an adventure around Lake Sammamish, which included ...

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SEATTLE -- In Washington state, it wasn't a flock of seagulls that ran so far away, but a single rare bird that managed to sneak out of her habitat at a zoo outside of Seattle. And on Friday morning, ...

Anyone expecting sweeping, dramatic music as a rescued sandhill crane left its crate Wednesday at the Jasper-Pulaski Fish and Wildlife Area and soared into the crystal clear sky to join its tribe was ...

The International Crane Foundation announced Monday that Ducky, an endangered female whooping crane the foundation planned to release into the wilds of Wisconsin this fall, died on Thursday after ...

A thickwitted crane surprised one resident when it kept trying to peck its own reflection on her glass door. In the clip, captured in Windermere, Florida, loud banging noises can be heard coming from ...

Muhammad Arif had removed himself from his family and friends to live with the crane before it was confiscated by wildlife authorities Samaan Lateef is an award-winning foreign correspondent based in ...