COMMON CRANE (Grus grus). Chick having learnt to feed from a spoon attached to the moulded resin head of an adult on the end of a long handled litter gathering stick. Avoiding imprinting on a human carer.
COMMON CRANE Grus grus 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. The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire. UK.
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Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
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