COMMON CRANE (Grus grus) Young having learnt to feed from spoon attached to the moulded resin head of an adult on the end of a long handled litter gat

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COMMON CRANE (Grus grus) Young having learnt to feed from spoon attached to the moulded resin head of an adult on the end of a long handled litter gathering stick. This done for hand reared young to prevent imprinting on human carers. Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge.

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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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