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Blue Cranes Gondwana DSC_2240

The national bird of South Africa

 

Height : about 120 cm (4 feet)

 

Wingspan : about 2m (6 feet 6 inches)

 

For flying view, please see : www.flickr.com/photos/110648625@N05/

 

according to Wikipedia, "While [the Blue Crane] remains common in parts of its historic range, and approx. 26 000 individuals remain, it began a sudden population decline from around 1980 and is now classified [by The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)] as vulnerable. In the last two decades, the blue crane has largely disappeared from the Eastern Cape, Lesotho, and Eswatini"

 

 

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Uploaded on February 17, 2019
Taken on February 17, 2019