White-Naped-Crane
- Description
- JOURNALING:
Symbol of peace – now endangered.
Breeds in NE Mongolia and China and SE Russia.
Builds nest in wetlands and looks for food in adjacent grasslands.
Wetlands are disappearing as land is drained to convert to cropland.
The de-militarized zone between N & S Korea is their winter sanctuary
Diet consists of insects, small vertebrates, plants, and seeds.
They stand between 4 to 6 feet in height and weigh between 10 and 15Breeds in pounds.
Columbus Ohio Zoo, 9/15/15
CREDITS: "Beautiful Mess Scatters", etc by Danyale; "True Colors Overlays", Dawn Inskip; "Light Me Home", Lynn Grieveson
