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Preening and Cleaning
A Whooping crane spends a lot of time caring for its feathers to keep them in top shape for flight. The feathers must last for thousands of miles of flying before new feathers take their place.

Courtesy of Eva Szyszkoski, ICF

Crane #105 preens his feathers.

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