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Two Cranesmove intribal zook(K k \\\a .»nine month wait, Navajo I rihal Ax official* have installed twoSandhill Cranes in their new home hereZoo Director I oline Hathawavpicked up the birds from the Albuquerque Zo*» last week and unloaded them at the /oo here SaturdayMs Hathaway 'aid she has been expecting to get the birds since October of lSKi The Albuquerque /o© has a policy against sellinganimals, o officially, the two cranes are on loan to the NavajoZoo, although they will probablv make their permanent home hereSandhill lt;ranes “are not very common, but they re making a comeback in numbers now, shesaidlieaks of Sandhill ( ranes havetradition.! v been used in NavajoHintwav and Shoottngwayceremonies. Sts Hathaway aid.I he two new arrivals at the Navajo /oo are two arid three vears old sandhill lt;ranes reach maturity at seven or eight years of ageUntil the birds reach maturity,ah' officials will not know whatsex the two cranes are, sinceprocedures to determine sex aredifficult and costly. %“If one of them starts lavingeggs (in a few years) we II knowwe’ve got a female,*' she said.The two cranes arc the first crane' the Navajo Zoo has had.Ms Hathaway hoped to getsome Roadrunncrs from the Albuquerque Zoo, but h, Vt beenable to finali/e that deal vet.C urrently. ah* officials must be content to bring in smaller animals because proper facilities for larger animals, like elks, are notavailable.* Delicious■AM®:-1
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Navajo Time
Window Rock, Arizona, US
Thu, Jul 05, 1984
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