Blue, Paradise or Stanley Cranes (Anthropoides paradisea). Adult with 10 days old chick, searching for invertebrates feeding.


Blue, Paradise or Stanley Cranes (Anthropoides paradisea). Adult with 10 days old chick, searching for invertebrates amongst short grass. Note chicks within shade of parent helping keep cooler on a very hot day. Physical aggression between chicks now abated.


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

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