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Demoiselle Crane

The Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) is a species of crane in the family Gruidae. It's about 95 cm long with a 155–180 cm wingspan. It weighs 2–3 kg. It is the smallest species of crane.
The Demoiselle Crane is symbolically significant in the culture of India and Pakistan. In Urdu it's known as koonj (کونج).

Demoiselle Crane-Anthropoides virgo

7 comments:

  1. ClaudiaJanuary 31, 2012 at 10:40 PM

    Beautiful photos!

    Greetings

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  2. SujanaJanuary 31, 2012 at 10:44 PM

    It looks so majestic!

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  3. AnonymousFebruary 1, 2012 at 10:12 PM

    Wow. The crane not only has interesting facts but it is also beautiful.

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  4. CameraCruiseFebruary 3, 2012 at 4:10 AM

    Great shots of the beautiful cranes!

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  5. Diane AZFebruary 3, 2012 at 6:26 PM

    Beautiful cranes, they look so elegant!

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    Das sind Raphael und Yvonne    February 11, 2012 at 6:02 PM

    Great shots! Tehy really are so elegant and they have nice hair!
    Have a nice weekend
    Yvonne & Raphael

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  7. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2012 at 9:11 PM

    It is one beautiful crane

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