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whooping crane
noun
: a large white endangered North American crane (Grus americana) noted for its loud trumpeting call
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The illustration was inspired by a photo shared by the International Crane Foundation, showing one whooping crane among a flock of sandhills.
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Above pictured are two whooping crane at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Animal species that have been saved by Endangered Special Act protections include the bald eagle, the California condor, the whooping crane and grizzly bear, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
The whooping crane was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened in 1967 and endangered in 1970.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Above pictured are two whooping crane at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge.
—Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 July 2025
Animal species that have been saved by Endangered Special Act protections include the bald eagle, the California condor, the whooping crane and grizzly bear, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
—Clark Corbin, Idaho Statesman, 12 June 2025
The whooping crane was listed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as threatened in 1967 and endangered in 1970.
—Natalia Jaramillo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Whooping crane.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whooping%20crane. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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