Quite interesting is the information that the cranes eat. Their diet is, in principle, quite diverse, but most often – it’s food of plant origin. It can be different roots, plant seeds, young shoots and leaves. They do not disdain either root crops or berries. From animal food, cranes prefer a small fish, insects, worms, and crustaceans. Can eat a small rodent (such as a mouse) or a frog. Small chicks are also fed mainly by insects, since this food is most rich in protein, which is an indispensable condition for their proper development.
The cranes search for food from the very morning, less often in the afternoon. Almost all adult cranes molt once a year, some of them are more common. Usually, this process begins after the breeding season ends. It is also worth noting that most of the cranes can not fly while molting. The reason for this is the loss of all the feathers during this process. The cranes conduct a more active way of life during the day, most of which is spent on grooming feathers.
Crane, although a bird, never sits on a tree – this is its main difference from a stork (not counting the appearance). At first glance, if the crane stands on the ground, its tail seems very lush and long. But, in fact, it is not. This sensation is given to him by elongated third-rate flight feathers of wings.
