Whooping Crane
An Endangered Species
The Whooping Crane
The whooping crane is endangered. It is endangered because it was hunted in for feathers and its meat. The whooping crane is a prey for bears and mountain lions. The whooping crane is also a predator for crabs, worms, shrimp, snails, leeches, larval, insects, frogs, rodents, minnows, and other small marine life. They live in trees by lakes and rivers. They stand in the water and wait for fish and craps to go by. It thens extends its long neck and eats the prey. This also leaves it vulnerable for predators to get them. They are second level consumers and sometimes third level consumers.
Whooping Crane
The whooping crane is an endangered species. This is what a whooping crane looks like.
What the Whooping Crane Eats
The whooping crane eats crabs, worms, shrimp, snails, leeches, larval, insects, frogs, rodents, minnows, and other small marine life.
Why the Whooping Crane is Endangered
Hunters killed the whooping crane for its meat and feathers.