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IN FOUR DAYS, THIS EGG BECOMES A WHOOPING CRANE!

In 4 days, this egg becomes a whooping crane!
Photo by Nelson Beyer, USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
Cool Facts:

At Patuxent, we identify each egg with numbers. At Patuxent, we identify each egg with numbers.
An average Whooping Crane (WC) egg is 102 mm long (4 inches), and weighs 208 grams (7 ounces). An average Whooping Crane (WC) egg is 102 mm long (4 inches), and weighs 208 grams (7 ounces).
Both parents take turns incubating the egg. They do this by using their bodies to keep the egg warm, and by turning it so the chick grows properly. Both parents take turns incubating the egg. They do this by using their bodies to keep the egg warm, and by turning it so the chick grows properly.

See this page for more cool facts each day.

Click on Sound of pipping chick for sound of chick inside egg that is pipped. 

Click here to ask questions about our chick or Patuxent's crane program. 

Hatch Day (Click on numbered links to view other egg (negative numbers) and chick days).

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 To check on updates after day 14, go to whooper's home.
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U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Geological Survey, 
Patuxent Wildlife Research Center, Laurel, MD, USA
URL http://whoopers.usgs.gov
Contact: Jonathan Male
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