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SCIENTIFIC NAME Grus americana
RANGE Canada to Texas Gulf coast
LOCATION IN THE ZOO Kathrine G. McGovern Texas Wetlands
COOL ANIMAL FACT Whooping cranes are monogamous and form pairs around two or three years old. A pair bond develops through a variety of courtship behaviors including unison walks, unison calls, and courtship dances. Once paired, whooping cranes breed Once paired, whooping cranes breed seasonally and start nesting at approximately four years of age.