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Whooping cranes hatch at Audubon Zoo in New Orleans
George Douglass, zoo director, watched from a rooftop as a second whooping crane egg cracked and a first chick emerged from the shell. The pair Crip and Josephine previously produced the country’s first captive-born crane, aiding a dwindling population once numbered in the tens of thousands. The effort follows a steady decline to about 30 birds.
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New Orleans
Audubon Pati Zoo
George Douglass
Douglass
Papa Crip
Mama Josephine Crane
Josephine
Mama Josephine
Audubon Park Zoo