In East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck and fidelity. However, this bird hasn't had the best of luck. It is one of the most endangered birds in the world. Eric Elling at the Denver Zoo estimates ...

TAIPEI, TaiwanTAIPEI, Taiwan — A Japanese nature reserve is sending a pair of endangered red-crown cranes to Taiwan in a gesture of friendship. The Taipei Zoo says the cranes will arrive Wednesday.

Adult red-crowned cranes and their offspring can be seen soaring side by side in the sky in the village of Tsurui, Hokkaido. The birds are special national monuments ...

The Japanese crane, also known as the red-crowned crane, is one of the rarest cranes in the world. Adult cranes usually mate for life and these bonds are reinforced in a stunning courtship dance.

Red-crowned cranes and their young, pictured in the middle, fly over the village of Tsurui, Hokkaido, on Jan. 26, 2024. In March, the parent birds send their young away to be left on their own, so ...

Red-crowned cranes are attracting visitors to the northern Japanese prefecture of Hokkaido. Photographers in Tsurui Village can snap photos of red-crowned cranes gathering by a river before dawn ...

What is it? It is one of the world's largest birds. It's also one of the largest cranes, a type of wading bird that is admired for its graceful movements. In Asia, cranes have been honored for ...

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A new baby was welcomed at the Palm Beach Zoo this month. Obi is a newly born red-crowned crane, an endangered species, born to Akai (mom) and Yuki (dad) on Wednesday, ...

On the edge of the Sea of Okhotsk, Hokkaido’s northern shore is subject to punishing winds that bear down from Russia during the winter. These frigid blows also deliver drift ice — frozen chunks of ...