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sarus crane

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sa·rus crane  (särs)
n.
A large crane (Grus antigone) of southern Asia, having a partly red head and neck.

[Hindi sras, from Sanskrit srasa, from srasa-, of lakes, from sara, saras-, lake.]


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Byline: ANI Etawah, Uttar Pradesh, June 16 (ANI): The population of Sarus crane in Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh is fast dwindling due to illegal poaching.
Mole Hall Wildlife Park is a 20-acre animal reserve, which is home to a range of furry and feathered friends including flamingos, sarus cranes, wallabies, owls and chimpanzees.
Gopal counted 48 species in just a few hours: Sarus cranes, at least four species of herons (purple and others), painted storks, black neck storks (my favorite because they look like Pterodactyls when they fly overhead), two species of Ibis, at least two kingfishers, bar-headed geese, coots, tons of ducks (teal, mallards etc.
 
 
 
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