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1. people.com › pets › walnut-crane-zookeeper-chrisWalnut the Crane Falls in Love With Her Zookeeper - People.com

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   Aug 2, 2018 · Walnut the white-naped crane isn't like all the other girls. She and Chris Crowe, her beloved zookeeper with the avian-inspired name (we really can't make this up!) have been domestic partners for ...

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2. www.washingtonpost.com › news › styleThe crane who fell in love with a human - The Washington Post

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   Jul 23, 2018 · Because the larger story was how Chris Crowe won over Walnut’s wild heart. W alnut hatched on July 2, 1981, in an old horse barn in Baraboo, Wis. She was the seventh white-naped crane born at ...

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4. www.washingtonpost.com › dc-md-va › 2024/02/01Bird who ‘chose’ her keeper as her mate, has died, National ...

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   Feb 1, 2024 · He was Chris Crowe, her keeper at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, who tried to mimic the part. Their bond lasted almost 20 years and made headlines. He was the only person she ...

5. www.theatlantic.com › science › archiveThe Bird That Took a Human Mate - The Atlantic

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   Feb 10, 2024 · And in Front Royal, Virginia, Chris Crowe flapped his arms to woo Walnut, a five-foot-tall white-naped crane. Walnut was a graceful, strong-willed bird, if a tad antisocial. That year, she’d ...

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   Did Chris Crowe win over Walnut's Wild Heart?

   • Because the larger story was how Chris Crowe won over Walnut’s wild heart. Walnut hatched on July 2, 1981, in an old horse barn in Baraboo, Wis. She was the seventh white-naped crane born at the International Crane Foundation that summer, so her arrival went largely unheralded, says ICF co-founder George Archibald.

   The crane who fell in love with a human - The Washington Post

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   How did Crowe win a zoo?

   • Crowe, according to a zoo statement, won her over by “observing and mimicking” the institute’s male white-naped cranes’ actions during breeding season. Videos show Crowe offering Walnut food as well as grass and leaves for nest-building materials.

   Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a mate

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   What does Chris Crowe say to Walnut?

   • Chris Crowe, 42, bends forward in a slight bow and then flaps his arms slowly, like wings. “Hey, girl, whatcha think,” he coos. Walnut has heard that line before. The stately bird ignores Crowe, reshuffles her storm-cloud-gray wings, and snakes her head gracefully to the ground, looking for something tasty to eat. “Come on, now,” Crowe says.

   The crane who fell in love with a human - The Washington Post

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   How does Crowe mate?

   • Crowe goes through the motions of artificial insemination by mimicking the behavior of a male crane with Walnut. Cranes mate for life. One day, after some back petting, Walnut turned away from Crowe, extended her wings, and raised her tail — an invitation to mate.

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7. www.si.edu › sidedoor › ep-21-crane-crushA Crane with a Crush | Smithsonian Institution

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   Mar 28, 2018 · Season 2. 03.28.2018. Chris Crowe, an animal keeper for the Smithsonian, has an unlikely bond with Walnut, a female white-naped crane. Despite their obvious differences, she chose him as her mate. For Crowe, their relationship has high stakes: it impacts the future of an entire species. Venture with Sidedoor to the Smithsonian Conservation ...

8. apnews.com › article › national-zoo-bird-keeperBird that fell for her keeper at the National Zoo passes away ...

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   Feb 1, 2024 · The crane, who fell for her keeper at the National Zoo, has passed away at age 42. (Chris Crowe/Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute via AP) WASHINGTON (AP) — One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end. Walnut, a white-naped crane and internet celebrity, has passed away at age 42.

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10. www.theguardian.com › us-news › 2024Walnut, a white-naped crane with a Smithsonian zookeeper as a ...

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    Feb 2, 2024 · Photograph: Chris Crowe/AP. View image in fullscreen. Walnut was hatched in Wisconsin, the chick of two wild cranes brought to the US illegally and later rescued by the International Crane Foundation.