whooping crane
nounDefinition of whooping crane
: a large white nearly extinct North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call
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Tex, a female whooping crane at the San Antonio Zoo, was part of the trouble. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "The Trump Administration Finds a New Target: Endangered Species," 16 Aug. 2019 Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Helicopter parents might not be the correct term since the Milwaukee County Zoo's whooping crane pair's flying days ended a long time ago. — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Milwaukee County Zoo's whooping crane pair act as foster parents to chick born at the zoo," 28 June 2019 The whooping crane's habitat in North America stretches from Florida to Canada. — Jenny Staletovich, miamiherald, "Rare whooping cranes hatch at Florida wildlife refuge," 9 May 2018 Phase one of the campaign, called the Heart of the Zoo, celebrates the biodiversity of Texas and will feature a Texas Wetlands habitat featuring alligators, bald eagles, whooping cranes, turtles and waterfowl. — Rebecca Hazen, Houston Chronicle, "$150 million campaign announced for Houston Zoo," 9 Apr. 2018 That’s the most that have hatched since the program began.’’ Biologists estimate more than 10,000 whooping cranes lived in North America before habitat loss and overhunting nearly killed them off. — BostonGlobe.com, "Birth of 5 chicks signals comeback for Louisiana’s whooping crane," 13 July 2018 Biologists estimate more than 10,000 whooping cranes lived in North America before habitat loss and overhunting nearly killed them off. — Washington Post, "Louisiana’s whooping crane comeback: 5 chicks this year," 13 July 2018 Return in the morning and listen as a mated pair of whooping cranes standing in the salt marsh call to each other. — Jody Schmal And Mizanur Rahman, Houston Chronicle, "10 awe-inspiring Texas sites to help beat the dog days of summer," 29 June 2018 In a southwest Louisiana crawfish pond, two endangered whooping crane chicks peck about for crawfish, insects, plants and other food. — Washington Post, "Louisiana’s whooping crane comeback: 5 chicks this year," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whooping crane.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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