Plucky whooping crane gives wildlife experts hope

[Jazzy]

ARANSAS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Texas – After the poisonous snake slithered into the whooping crane family's marshy grounds and sank its fangs into the chick's neck, death seemed certain.



The bird's head quickly turned red and swelled to the size of a basketball. He refused to eat for days and was too weak to even stand. Somehow, though, he survived.





Story link: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100316/ap_on_re_us/us_scrappy_whooping_crane

 

[The Dragon Master]

Good for Scarbaby!!



It's a shame when any species of animal looks like its going to die out, expecially due to humans.

 

[Nebulous's iconNebulous]

Size of a basketball?

Good thing it survived. Strong bird.