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Sandhill Crane and Colt (Original Post) Donkees May 2023 OP
Is "colt" the name of the babies? Deuxcents May 2023 #1
''How did Sandhill Cranes come to be named with horse terminology?'' Donkees May 2023 #2
Thank you..I always learn something new here 🧐 Deuxcents May 2023 #4
Amazing!! Who knew??? Karadeniz May 2023 #3
Just lovely. Thank you for sharing. niyad May 2023 #5

Donkees

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2. ''How did Sandhill Cranes come to be named with horse terminology?''
Wed May 10, 2023, 06:23 PM
May 2023


The use of horse terminology to refer to Sandhill Cranes seems a bit archaic and many
people donʼt know these terms now. According to several sources on the Internet, the
fact that crane colts, also known as chicks, are precocious and able to run within 24
hours of hatching led to their being called “colts.”

http://cranewatch.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/All-About-Cranes-6.pdf
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