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Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Monday, November 23, 2009 |
Photo: Whooping Cranes, Ultralight Planes Take Flight on Annual MigrationToday ultralight planes piloted by disguised humans led 18 of the endangered birds on the first leg of a 1,200-mile (1,900-kilometer) journey from Wisconsin to Florida. Scientists are raising whooping crane chicks and teaching them how to migrate with the hope of introducing a self-sustaining flock to the eastern U.S. Photograph by Joel Sartore/National Geographic/Getty Images
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