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[–] 0 points 2 months ago (8 children)

Wait, they have cranes in Japan? Do they migrate? To like Malaysia way in the winter? Huh. There are lots of crane species in North America, usually you don't get the same bird species as such in old and new world that I am aware. Crows and ravens might be an exception amongst others. I think both have swallows too.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago* (2 children)

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crane_(bird)#/media/File:Gruidae_dist.png

    Cranes are found in most of the world.

    They’re a pretty varied category of bird though. Four genera and 15 different species.

    The Japanese crane is like the bird of Japan though. Famous in Japanese art for hundreds of years.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    The red crowned cranes are mostly gone from Japan though, with only one population left in Hokkaido.

    There are a shit ton of herons and egrets though. In season you see those in the rice fields pretty much every day.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-crowned_crane

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    https://youtu.be/5pL6uUYdWbU?t=30

    In this really old movie, you can see an example of cultural association made between the Japanese and the crane :-)

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