Crane (Whooping Crane by Genki)

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Whooping Crane

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Author: Genki

Keywords: real birds, wading birds

Date Released: Nov 7 2009

Current gcWhoopingCrane.ztd dated 17 August 2009

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Compatibility: All Game Versions

Description: Part of Whooping Crane and Sandhill Crane pack

Whooping Crane

The whooping cranes' breeding habitat is the muskeg of the taiga; the only known remaining nesting location is Whooping Crane Summer Range in Wood Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada and the surrounding area. With the recent Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Reintroduction Project, whooping cranes nested naturally for the first time in 100 years in the Necedah National Wildlife Refuge in Central Wisconsin, USA. They nest on the ground, usually on a raised area in a marsh. The female lays 1 or 2 eggs, usually in late-April to mid-May. The blotchy, olive-colored eggs average 2½ inches in breadth and 4 inches in length (60 by 100 mm), and weigh about 6.7 oz (190 g). The incubation period is 29-35 days. Both parents brood the young, although the female is more likely to directly tend to the young. Usually no more than one young bird survives in a season. The parents often feed the young for 6-8 months after birth and the terminus of the offspring-parent relationship occurs after about 1 year.

Breeding populations winter along the Gulf coast of Texas, USA near Corpus Christi on the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, Matagorda Island, Isla San Jose, and portions of the Lamar Peninsula and Welder Point, which is on the east side of San Antonio Bay.

Up to 75% of the nations population pass through Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma annually.

The whooping crane is endangered mainly as a result of habitat loss. At one time, the range for these birds extended throughout midwestern North America. In 1941, the wild population consisted of 21 birds. Since then, the population has increased somewhat, largely due to conservation efforts. As of April 2007 there were about 340 whooping cranes living in the wild, and another 145 living in captivity. The whooping crane is still one of the rarest birds in North America. The United States Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed that 266 whooping cranes made the migration to Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in 2007.

These birds forage while walking in shallow water or in fields, sometimes probing with their bills. They are omnivorous and slightly more inclined to animal material than most other cranes. In their Texas wintering grounds, this species feeds on various crustaceans, mollusks, fish (such as eel), berries, small reptiles and aquatic plants. Potential foods of breeding birds in summer include frogs, small rodents, smaller birds, fish, aquatic insects, crayfish, clams, snails, aquatic tubers and, berries. Waste grain, including wheat and barley, is an important food for migratory birds such as the whooping crane.

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Additional info:

gcWhoopingCrane.ztd                  uca: 8AC4A637 dated 17 August 2009

Also included in combined gcWhooping_and_Sandhill_Crane.ztd

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8AC4A637.uca date: Mon Aug 17 21:04:28 2009
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Animal Type: 8AC4A637

Whooping Crane

The whooping cranes' breeding habitat is the muskeg of the taiga; the only
known remaining nesting location is Whooping Crane Summer Range in Wood
Buffalo National Park in Alberta, Canada and the surrounding area. With the
recent Whooping Crane Eastern Partnership Reintroduction Project, whooping
cranes nested naturally for the first time in 100 years in the Necedah
National Wildlife Refuge in Central Wisconsin, USA. They nest on the ground,
usually on a raised area in a marsh. The female lays 1 or 2 eggs, usually in
late-April to mid-May. The blotchy, olive-colored eggs average 2½ inches in
breadth and 4 inches in length (60 by 100 mm), and weigh about 6.7 oz (190 g).
The incubation period is 29-35 days. Both parents brood the young, although
the female is more likely to directly tend to the young. Usually no more than
one young bird survives in a season. The parents often feed the young for 6-8
months after birth and the terminus of the offspring-parent relationship
occurs after about 1 year.
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Animal Characteristics:

Habitat: Coniferous Forest; Location: North America
Minimum happiness needed for chance of breeding: 90.
Animal can swim in water terrain.

Exhibit Preferences:

Foliage:
Wild Olive Tree, Elm Tree, Pacific Dogwood Tree, Cherry Tree
Lodgepole Pine Tree, Maple Tree, Fir Tree, Pine Tree, Bamboo
Thornless Mesquite Tree, Yew Tree, Birch Tree, Spruce Tree, Yellow Cedar Tree
Western Larch Tree, Trembling Aspen Tree, Globe Willow Tree
Japanese Maple Tree, Deciduous Bush, Water Lily, Water Reed, Paper Birch Tree
Weeping Willow Tree, White Oak Tree, Western Red Cedar Tree, Chinese Fir Tree
Himalayan Birch Tree, Western Juniper Tree, Himalayan Pine Tree, Sage Bush
Pine Bush, Club Moss Shrub (DD), Walchian Conifer Tree (DD)
Bald Cypress Tree (DD), Dawn Redwood Tree (DD), Gingko Tree (DD)
Glossopteris Tree (DD), Horsetail (DD), Lepidodendron Tree (DD)
Magnolia Tree (DD), Norfolk Island Pine Tree (DD), Sea Anemone (MM)
Barnacles (MM), Beach Grass (MM), Brittle Sea Star (MM), Clam Bed (MM)
Orange Cup Coral (MM), Divercate Tree Coral (MM), Feather Duster Worm (MM)
Fire Coral (MM), Kelp (MM), Sea Lettuce (MM), Red Gorgonian (MM)
Sargassum (MM), Sand Dollar (MM), Sea Cucumber (MM), Sea Star (MM)
Seaweed (MM), Sea Grass (MM), Sea Sponge (MM), Stove Pipe Sponge (MM)
Tube Worm (MM), Purple Sea Urchin (MM), Bonsai (CC), Snowbell Tree (CC)

Rocks:
Deciduous Forest Rock - Formation, Highland Rock - Large
Coniferous Forest Rock - Formation, Medium Highland Rock (DD)
Medium Aquatic Rock (DD), Medium Coniferous Rock (DD)
Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Coral Formation (MM)
Large Ocean Floor Rock (MM), Medium Ocean Floor Rock (MM)
Large Coral Formation (MM), Iceberg (MM), Isle Rock (MM)

Exhibit Construction:

Number of animals allowed per exhibit: 2-20 with 10 squares for each adult.

Exhibit size (for 2 adults): 20 grid squares

Terrain (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
10 Fresh Water, 2 Grass, 1 Deciduous Floor, 7 Coniferous Floor

Foliage (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
2 grid squares should contain foliage.
Foliage that would give the most happiness: Lodgepole Pine Tree
Since this is a small plant, greatest happiness will occur
if each of the 2 grid squares contains 4 of this plant.

Rocks (for exhibit with 20 grid squares):
2 Small Ocean Floor Rock (MM), which is its most liked rock.