Red Crowned Cranes

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To the Ainu, the indigenous people of Japan, it is known as Sarurun Kamuy, "the god of the marsh,” and to today’s Japanese people as the tanchōzuru, “red head.” To the rest of the world it is known as the Red-crowned crane, Grus Japonensis, one of rarest cranes in the world today.

Appearing in Japanese literature, poetry, art and folklore, the Red-crowned crane is a national symbol that is woven into the fabric of Japanese culture. Cranes are monogamous and are said to live for 1000 years and therefore revered as symbols of fidelity and longevity. Its likeness appears on the 1984 1000 yen note, on the tail of every Japan Airlines aircraft, and it's often featured on the back of traditional Japanese wedding kimonos. But as revered as this bird is to the Japanese people, most of them have never actually seen one.

[capturingnaturewithsandip]

Nice and beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. Big Like 6

[mortalclown]

I've never seen these before outside of a painting. Gorgeous.
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