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 stick. WWT.

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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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