Ever wondered if that bird you just saw is a crane or a heron ... Cultivated grains make up the majority of a crane’s diet. The neck of a crane is much shorter than a heron’s neck.

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, ...

She had a long, elegant neck and ... Crane Foundation in Baraboo, Wis., the zoo said. “She was hand-raised by people instead of other cranes,” Crowe said. “The birds, the first two days ...

Blanketed with grass and shrub-like bamboo, the wetlands of Phobjikha Valley in Central Bhutan make an ideal location for migratory birds in the Central Asian Flyway, like the Black-necked Crane, to ...

The black-necked crane, a first-class national protected wild animal in China, is officially designated as the "City Bird" of Lhasa, the capital of the Xizang autonomous region. [Photo by Jigme ...