Our red-crowned cranes recently became parents this summer! In this video from the Northern Ponds, you can see their chick taking some of its first steps, exploring the nest, and surrounding habitat. Red-crowned cranes are one of the largest and most threatened crane species in the world. The International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) estimates the wild population is fewer than 2,500. Their decreasing population is primarily due to loss of wetlands in their breeding and wintering habit

211K views · 6.5K reactions | The red-crowned crane is an endangered bird species that has been listed as one of the Class I National Key Protected Wild Animals of China. turn on  Video via lin hillside @linjianyangbe | Roar Wildlife News | Facebook

105K views · 41 reactions | The crane cries in the deep marshes, and its voice is heard in the heavens.Red-crowned Crane.#crane #redcrownedcrane | Birds of nature | Facebook

16K views · 53 reactions | 55 red-crowned crane hatchlings born in China's Jiangsu so far this year The number of captive breeding red-crowned cranes has hit a new record so far this year, as the 55th newborn crane covered with fluffy down stood in the incubator in Jiangsu Yancheng Wetlands rare birds national nature reserve. #ChorusofLife #ChinainLens For more: english.cctv.com | CCTV | Facebook

Feeling cozy! Red-crowned cranes and their chicks are sharing special moments at Zhalong National Nature Reserve in northeast China's Heilongjiang. #nature #wonderlandchina #China #scenery #redcrownedcrane #bird #Heilongjiang #Wuliangshan #ZhalongNationalNatureReserve | Miss Panda