The photographed juvenile White-Naped Crane at the Paris Zoo is three months old. It was born between 8-10 May 2022.
The White-Naped Crane (Antigone vipio) is a wetlands bird, native to Asia, about 130 centimetres (51 inches) tall with a large wingspan of 2 metres (6.5 feet).
The juvenile White-Naped Crane has pale-brown and white feathers. The adult White-Naped Crane has darker feathers, a grey and white striped neck, and a grey body. It takes 2-3 years for the juvenile to gain its adult feathers.
The chicks are precocial, which means that they can run as soon as they hatch. They get their flying feathers within 56–100 days after birth. The photographed juvenile has its flying feathers.
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