The DallasZoo has hatched its very own whooping crane. Work to bring the native Texas species back from the brink of extinction has been going on in Mesquite.
"So this is just the first, right," Dallas Zoo Senior Curator of Birds and Ectotherms Sprina Liu said."We and several other zoo partners are breeding whooping cranes that go back into the wild. So it's a very important project."
Whooping cranes are one of the rarest birds in North America. They have been an endangered species since 1970, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife. Their population, however, is increasing amid conservation efforts. "Today they're still dealing with habitat loss," Liu said."Climate change is obviously at the forefront of our mind."
The zoo said whooping crane chicks are a cinnamon-brown color when they hatch and that the chick's signature snowy white feather coat will start to come in at around four months of age. Cuteness overload! 😍 Whooping Crane chicks are a cinnamon-brown color when they hatch. This youngster will start to develop the species' signature snowy white feather coat at around four months of age.
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