Habitat: Whooping cranes are found in northern Canada and is southern states near the coast. They spend summers on freshwater marshes and winters on saltwater marshes. Their nests are mounds of grasses in shallow water.

Foods: they eat shellfish, reptiles, fish and parts of plants.

Did you know?: Whooping cranes were almost extinct. In order to save them, eggs laid by birds in captivity are given to sand hill cranes to raise, but they are still an endangered species.
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