Crane

Crane

Cranes are the tallest flying bird recorded in the world. The smallest measure to about 3 feet, while the largest can get over 5 feet. The heaviest crane known can get to over 20 pounds. Cranes are long legged and long necked, and while cranes do not typically differ in appearance, a male is mostly a little bigger than a female.

The way a crane behaves is determined by what time of season it is. If it is mating season, cranes are very territorial and stay on territory at almost all times, protecting breeding ground. However, as soon as mating season is over, they are very social birds that hang around in large flocks, almost always with each other.

A special and little known fact about the crane is that it is one of the five animals of Kenpo karate. It represents grace and balance, as it is graceful and balanced in real life. There is a form named after it, and it involves lots of balance. There are two types of karate cranes: Graceful Cranes ( Like myself, fluent, graceful, and rarely stumbling,) and Wrecking Cranes ( Much like my Dad, who has a blown out knee and can barely stand on one leg).

Cranes eat a large variety of food, much depending on whats available to them at the time. For the cranes that are on land, there is a large variety of bugs, small rodents, berries, plants, and fruit. For water dwelling cranes, their main food is fish, small amphibians, and marsh plants.