Blue, Paradise or Stanley Cranes (Anthropoides paradisea). Adult with day old chicks, one begging for food from the male.

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Blue, Paradise or Stanley Crane (Anthropoides paradisea). Day old chick being bill fed by parent male bird. Chick will begin to pick up food for itself from three to five days old.

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Size: 3744px × 5616px
Photo credit: © Joe Blossom / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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