8♥ · Black Crowned Crane · Water · The Swimmers and Waders
Black Crowned Crane
Nigeria · National bird
Dance it out.
The Crowned Dancer
Power · Body
30
Instinct · Mind
67
Resilience · Spirit
49
The message
The Black Crowned Crane dances: bowing, leaping and spreading its wings. Feelings stuck in the body want to move. Put on a song today and let your body do what words cannot.
Ask yourself
What feeling is stuck in my body right now, and how could I move it?
The animal
Its head is topped with a crown of stiff golden feathers.
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About the animal
- Scientific name
- Balearica pavonina
- Country
- Nigeria
- Status
- National bird
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- True story
- Dances to bond with its mate; crowned cranes are the only cranes that roost in trees.
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