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How humans in costumes teach whooping cranes to be cranes

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How humans in costumes teach whooping cranes to be cranes

1 month ago
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Duration 1:50

Chick-rearing supervisor Marianne Wellington dons a crane costume and teaches Fizzgig, a baby whooping crane, how to survive in the wild at the International Crane Foundation headquarters. Watch Dances with Cranes now on CBC Gem and The Nature of Things YouTube channel.

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