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[@Silkendrum]

I appreciate those farmers.

[@morganolfursson2560]

Why, they are the ones causing the disappearing of the cranes

[@asher8754]

You are not helping. Make it a human vs animal issue and demonize the humans who show no active malice (poaching) and you will lose these animals. The only solution is to find a way for both man and animals to learn to live with each other not against.

[@Silkendrum]

What on earth are you two talking about?! Either you didn't understand the video, or didn't understand my comment. Morgan, how are the farmers feeding the cranes causing their disappearance? And Asher, who is demonizing whom? What are you talking about?

[@asher8754]

I was responding to Morgan he’s clearly trying to say humans expanding farmland to feed both their families and the population at large is responsible for the cranes decline in number and therefor they should only be called evil even when they are clearly trying to co habit with them. I was criticizing his stance as unhelpful as it will ultimately be the work of the local population that saves this bird and other endangered species unless we want to launch a full on police state style military operation to beat down the locals into submission or expel them out right

[@aiayumi]

What graceful, beautiful creatures.... almost cried at how breathtaking they are, and how the farmers go out of their way to save these godly creatures. Bless them for their kind hearts.

[@morganolfursson2560]

Why, they are the ones causing the disappearing of the cranes

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

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[@adhityawisadha5206]

omg They're beautiful , those cranes and the winter are the perfect combination. bless the farmers!!!

[@morganolfursson2560]

Why, they are the ones causing the disappearing of the cranes

[@JohnnyVavala]

I've seen Japanese paintings of these birds, beautiful

[@jmiller3921]

I LOVE these little guys, the cranes, the framers and everything about them. They're absolutely Beautiful. Truly amazing.

[@JoyceBelfort]

beautiful~ they're such graceful creatures

[@TwilightFireFly100]

Indeed they are.

[@inamullahkhankhan7597]

I love crane

[@xMika_]

These creatures are honestly beautiful.

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

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[@nedthumberland]

"Cranes often pair for life."

[@PiriPiri_01]

Never thought the BBC would make me cry.

[@johnellinas9910]

Majestic , magnificent birds their cries reaches your soul , in this story everyone shares the Cranes their beauty and dance and man the extra corn

[@rinkuganonsan3286]

I live in southeast wisconsin so most of what I see is fields and cities, it's nice to see Japans natural beauty and the people trying to preserve it.

[@fy25song]

Dam almost cried.

[@simonsaysrewind]

putting the world to rights.. thank you for sharing and caring ☺

[@aziz7636]

Nature always brings smile to my face

[@nartanzeyquarey6276]

Michelle Dockery is an amazing narrator. Her voice is so full of character also has a soothing effect on me.

[@Envious6372]

I told my sister when I go to heaven, I want to fly with the red crowned cranes all the way there.

[@ildlyn8966]

Such majestic creatures.

[@crisantinapangilinan8375]

Red crowned cranes can be found in JAPAN🇯🇵

[@nowgaku]

I'm crying.

[@veveveverita521]

Thank's to old Mann ,for trying to save the Red crowned Cranes,It's Amazing!God bless You,good Mann☺

[@fidararalavida2291]

The dance is so beautiful..

[@nicogelopili]

Majestic creatures

[@ruthsilkefangidae2651]

My love birds❤

[@bluehorizonx]

Such a beautiful bird 🐦

[@whitealliance9540]

Crane taste delicious as well. Red crown is so soft and tasty

[@KhalidMehmood-yt1yw]

Most beautiful all birds and also beautiful photography

[@味の素-c1o]

スゲー メチャクソ綺麗

[@Ayaki6166]

They're so cute. I lived in Hokkaido, Japan. also Tsuru is car name for Mexico by Nissan.

[@sunnyplant]

2:20 Such a beautiful piece of musical scoring here by Benji Merrison

[@earthcitizen4266]

I was just listening to Naoko song about bird. It was this back ground that they show that captivate my breath which is the snow and snowy white black crowned crane. I was then asking myself are they real and where do they exist on on earth? Oh my gosh...they are real and mesmering in Hokkaido.

[@riestabonita3315]

This is beautiful ❤️

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

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[@MrKZdemos]

How to donate to these farmers

[@googol5393]

they make enough money on stealing the wetlands from those birds

[@googol5393]

MinecraftNow they are not helping - they are creating an illusion that birds don't need wetlands, that farming is harmless to wildlife, solely for private profit

[@googol5393]

MinecraftNow because if the birds will die - the government will take away their land and give back to wildlife.

[@googol5393]

MinecraftNow why should they exactly? you asking stupid questions

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you for sharing this beautiful epic birds singing like the only happy song for the day. Keep smiling with lol politely & safely frequent flyer

[@LeprosuGnome]

bealtiful animals

[@neon4835]

thank you kind sir. ☺☺☺☺

[@231myboo]

Beautiful birds!

[@MrAndromaque]

AMAZING! My favorite bird & crane!!! All the time!

[@Klurpaderp]

I know this post is 2 years old but it is my favourite too!

[@v4ngeloz]

I cried

[@80bbygrl]

These farmers are amazing. This world needs more people like them. What a gorgeous bird.

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

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[@gigas81]

This doesn't have more views?

[@wilsonwilson1533]

So beautiful

[@Vulcanized1]

Magnificent birds...

[@phanchaleetreetrapetch943]

I LOH3 THEM SO MUCHGY

[@wesleyelder4622]

Just the thought of feeling the cold once again makes me long deeper for it

[@vaynardBG]

I wonder if the Mythical Phoenix actually inspired by this Magnificent creature 😱 😱

[@heyyou9983]

I personally think the Phoenix is more inspired by bird of paradises.

[@HarisEka]

+Raptor Blu or peacocks. but surely not cranes lol.

[@vaynardBG]

This might be irrelevant comparison, but this bird really remind me of Marco the Phoenix from One Piece, also Phoenix from very old ps1 game Brigandine (both phoenix looks almost identical with this bird).

[@cristianoespiritosanto4357]

Throughout history, birds have been viewed as animals of special value and have been ladened with meanings often derived from legends and stories that have survived over many generations. The Crane, existing in fifteen species which inhabit five continents, may conceivably be the oldest bird on earth; there is fossil proof that they existed over 60 million years ago. Greek and Roman myth tended to portray the dance of cranes as a love of joy and a celebration of life. The crane was usually considered to be a bird of Apollo, the sun god, who heralded in Spring and light.

[@bircruz555]

There are fifteen species of crane in the world, six species in Africa. The Ethiopian Highlands have three of the species, and one of them inspired the Phoenix. Euripides speaks of Cepheus, king of Ethiopia, a son of Phoenix. The bird, the constellation of the same name and the human figures that personified them tell a fascinating tale, but it is not known outside of the region.

[@mxzcoffee]

Chinese crane.

[@RainbowBlizz123]

I love cranes🪿

[@regidio5083]

Yo are these the same birds that the crane lady came from? Some story about a dude saving one of these birbs and it comes back to him as a cute girl, they hang out get married, she starts making clothes and she runs away after he discovers her identity?

[@masonking8901]

They're supposed to live in Wetlands

[@lanewalp8727]

😭😭😭😭❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@schnecktec]

amazing animals

[@MgaTalunanKayo]

Cloud Retainer

[@nonenone2622]

鶴は人の背丈くらい大きいですよ 国の天然記念物に指定されています 日本では縁起の良い鳥と言われています

[@n.t.6609]

Is that Michelle Dockery?!

[@raffaelschubert5100]

Am I stupid by saying that I got goosebumps while watching this?

[@lukasmisanthrop8557]

no. you are as human as you can get.

[@i.i.iiii.i.i]

+Tale of the Misanthrop He is a little bit too much deer I think!

[@Andrée-v5n]

❤👍👏💖💖beautiful ❤

[@splinterwolf_]

Damn it's just like feeding pigeons except they stand 2 feet tall

[@daltonhopkinson4476]

Ah yes, my favorout bird

[@Raxcblue]

Looking for the crown like 🔎

[@d12kiem7]

why are footage of grus japonensis always in winter with snow? I mean it's a beautiful and perfect setting that suits their elegant black and white bodies but...it's rare to find videos of them online in the summer...do they migrate somewhere far?

[@rionrion500]

Yeeey Farmers!!! Yeeey Cranes!!! *LHUVLHUVLHUV*

[@amandayarbrough4273]

Kenzie: White Crane Ninja Zord Power Up

[@todaywithjesimielmillar1556]

Beautiful Video! (Jesimiel Millar Fernåndez)2

[@cm3655]

JAL AIRLINES

[@FAHAD_Y30]

سبحان الله العظيم

[@andrewsemple692]

Would this mean these birds will be a species reliant mostly on human handouts? Will they learn to become completely self reliant again or will handouts change their eating habits completely?

[@nicothebootyliscous9003]

I'm not sure. The narrator mentioned that they feed the cranes in the winter so they probably fend for themselves during the other seasons.

[@andrewsemple692]

Such beautiful birds, I hope we can do more!

[@retrovelcro]

Their behavior may adapt to expecting handouts, at least at that particular location in the video. We had a group of Canada Goose hang around in California for a few seasons instead of migrating when they normally would because of the change in climate. Part of my theory is that they had a much easier time just hanging around, easily eating the food people gave them. The need to look for food for themselves became scarce.

[@vincelunceford]

Japan is not the only inhabitant of Red Crowned Cranes, there are preservations in China and Korea as well

[@amct1019]

holla vince They never said they only live in Japan.

[@aanon4019]

and he never said that they said that (just like you didn't say that he said that i guess lol)

[@hyunjinki1995]

두루미 or Red-crown Crane is national bird of Korea We even depict them on our 500 south Korean won coin

[@jmiller3921]

That makes me feel a lot better.

[@ryanmatthewfrancisco5448]

Pokemon diamond and peral Galactic battle and the wild Arabia life Africa planet earth wild New Zealand nature great events the global family series earthflight land of the monsoon planet earth 2 blue planet 2 frozen planet 2 seven world's one planet wild west wild Brazil wild Patagonia wild Japan life story wild Alaska the hunt Eden untamed planet South Pacific the blue planet dynasties our planet our universe snow chick a penguin tale tiny Giants 3d

[@davidmoore5004]

Why is this China's national bird when it's more relatively popular among the Japanese??

[@goldenn1086]

Not really. It's quite popular among Chinese since ancient times. We can found it was painting in Chinese ancient painting rolls. Just when westerners firstly saw the cranes in Japan they named the crane Japanese crane. Dumb

[@Andrew_ATC]

The Red Crowned Cranes are migratory birds that spread in north eastern Asia (China, Koreas, Japan, and far eastern Russia. Occasionally in Mongolia and Taiwan, too.) Apparently, there is one small group of resident cranes that stay in Hokkaido, Japan.

[@redwillowcreations6919]

I think they want their land back. Corn isn't their natural food. Yeah at least the farmers feed them.... only because their government requires them to do so. Poor cranes. #LandBack

[@hyunjinki1995]

That bird can be found also in Korea too In fact Manchurian crane or Japanese crane or Red-crown Crane or durumi in Korean Can found on obverse side of 500 south Korean won coin And that's a national bird for c Korea too

[@AuthenticallyYours-u7r]

Hand outs? This is no answer! Why doesn't Japan protect and restore its wetlands?

[@RisinT96]

they look all nice and pretty until they start making those horrible noises

[@chitaravfz]

Omg ikr XD

[@jimdruckenmiller4612]

It's a GREAT SOUND

[@googol5393]

bbc documentary of the goth depressing variety

[@adriantortilla1812]

Second

[@huskuwolfeh1368]

3RD

[@kimarsyn8596]

FIRST

[@linkprettyass3707]

where can I sign up?? Could we also stop killing dolphins??

[@marianilssonfernandez1312]

I think it is hard since japanese seem to love flying things, but keep ripping amazing creatures from the sea out of water like big fishes, whales, octopussys and beating them to death.

[@MNMNT_OG]

I discovered these birds today and what can I say, they are absolutely breathtaking.

[@jackknight5692]

I absolutely agree with you they are very beautiful birds 😊

[@137cloud]

First

[@kevinlucero2817]

Truly beautiful and amazing Cranes it’s so touching those farmers have in their hearts to care for them

[@wildsuburbiauk152]

Wonderful birds, let's hope their numbers increase in the next few years.

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

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[@00Kie00]

Just got Gladys with her big "red crown" to move in on my island on Animal Crossing and it prompted me to know more about them! Such elegant birds, they are. I hope they don't end up like the Dodos!

[@JonCrs10]

Running an airfreight service?

[@submergedpodcasttv-bycamil3468]

My daughter and I discuss the life and antics of the Florida Sand Hill Crane: kzbin.info/www/bejne/o3vHdXRsrNyYi7c

[@Klurpaderp]

I LOVE CRANES :D

[@BugFinder217]

This is one of my favorite videos on KZbin.

[@kichasam3097]

We need those cranes to say Fairy tales to our grand children's, we bow before those farmers in respect.

[@whitealliance9540]

Grill the craine with lemon juice and juniper seed. Eat eat eat!

[@ItsJoshRoblox]

They are so cool!

[@shiraga0516]

This is not about the red crowned cranes (because it's now legally protected from hunting in Japan). Some people want to protect beautiful creatures. Some people, on the other hand, want to hunt them down. I don't understand why.

[@krysatheo]

And some people don't care enough to make environmentally conscious decisions in all aspects of their life.

[@kevbee8325]

Atrax Sad but true.

[@邱敏華-l8r]

WOW！Beautiful！

[@Ray19888]

You wouldn't see this in United States they would just let them go extinct. Those Farmers know how rare and intelligent those birds are. Thank you for caring.

[@asher8754]

Nigga look up the whooping crane and say that again Americans have had one of the best records in saving endangered species from the bald eagle, the black foot ferret, the American alligator, and the bison just to name a few.

[@silentprayers728]

You're right. The farmers in America shoot wolves, another struggling species. There's no way they would care lmao.

[@neemnoa303]

There's a reason they almost went extinct and there's a reason there are still so few of them in the wild. It's not like all Japanese people care so much for conservation efforts and protecting wildlife. These few farmers happen to be an exception, thankfully.

[@minimouse1357]

@@neemnoa303 そうなんですね。ただ日本にいる動物植物、どれも保護対象ですよね。 皆大切にしています。日本人も含めて皆ガラパゴス諸島ですから。 日本に来る方はそこを考えていただきたい。

[@phill2065]

Amazing!

[@bawaltoxicbro9645]

Detective Conan Episode 87!

[@tsurumikutaro7642]

Only in Japan 👏✌🇯🇵❤

[@cristinajenabe8291]

Japanese farmers feeding cranes

[@keishaizawesome2836]

That's so,awesome they're being helped!!!

[@syedadurr-e-zahra7225]

Beautiful!

[@edo201]

Let it goooo, let it GOOOOOOO !

[@Kyontheotakugamer]

The spoon logo

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2019 love

[@mangaman6833]

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