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Photo: Operation Migration
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Plane and a Plan
What’s going on here? Who are these birds? What is this
funny-looking airplane?
The birds are endangered young Whooping cranes. They aren’t in a race with the plane. They are following the plane on their first migration!
The pilot has taught the young birds to follow this tiny ultralight plane. The plane is leading the chicks on their first journey south to a winter home. If all goes well, the birds will remember the route and return—all on their own—in the spring.