Red-crowned crane

We are home to a pair of red-crowned cranes here at Paignton Zoo, they live opposite the spider monkeys. This beautiful crane’s natural breeding habitat is wide-open pristine wetlands in north-eastern China, north-eastern Mongolia and Siberia. They eat insects, aquatic invertebrates, fish, amphibians, small rodents, reeds, grasses, berries and other plants. Conservation The red-crowned crane is … Continue reading Red-crowned crane