The scientific family of the whooping crane is Gruidae.
Freshwater
Cranes are scientifically classified as birds. They belong to the Guidae family; most species of cranes are classified as "threatened".
whooping cranes are white and sandhill cranes are gray
It is to monitor whooping cranes habitats.
Whooping Cranes are not extinct, but almost were. If we haven't looked at the situation the way we did the whooping crane would probally be extinct by now. There are about 500 whooping cranes left in the North America (they only live in North America).
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Whooping cranes are the tallest bird in North America - around five feet tall.
Chicken nuggets eat them
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It is due to the whooping sound they sometimes make.