She was a white-naped crane named Walnut ... was hand-raised by people instead of other cranes,” Crowe said. “The birds, the first two days of their lives, they’ll imprint and model their ...

Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity ... It dates back to the bird's 2004 arrival at the institute's campus in Front Royal, Virginia. The chick of two wild cranes who had been ...

And in Front Royal, Virginia, Chris Crowe flapped his arms to woo Walnut, a five-foot-tall white-naped crane. Walnut was a graceful, strong-willed bird, if a tad antisocial. That year, she’d ...

Through the help of mimicking male white-naped crane interactions, Walnut's bird keeper Chris Crowe was able to gain her trust, giving scientists a chance to artificially inseminate her.

It dates back to the bird's 2004 arrival at the ... she showed no interest in breeding and even attacked male crane suitors. But white-naped cranes are considered vulnerable by the International ...

Walnut the crane died Jan. 2 at the ... Over 15 years, the keeper used sperm from white-naped male cranes to artificially inseminate the bird, who had eight offspring to help perpetuate her ...

Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity ... It dates back to the bird's 2004 arrival at the institute's campus in Front Royal, Virginia. The chick of two wild cranes who had been ...

A sandhill crane searches for food in a field off Lutz Lake Fern Road on Monday in Odessa. Bird flu has been confirmed for the first time in white pelicans and sandhill cranes. [ DOUGLAS R.

[Related: Birds have ‘culture ... (Anthropoides virgo), black-necked crane (Grus nigricollis), and white-naped crane (Grus vipio). They all had to cross various natural barriers including ...

Ever wondered if that bird you just saw is a crane or a heron ... Juvenile great blue herons are mostly white and gradually turn gray as they mature. One distinguishing characteristic is the ...