It stands 5 feet tall and has the wingspan of 7 feet. It is a white bird with black tips on the wings and red markings on the head. The adults' performance can be compared to something like a dance.
Adults squawk, flap their wings, bow their heads and leap into the air.
Whooping cranes mate for life. Two eggs are laid in a nest of bulrush and other vegetation. Both parents incubate the eggs and feed the young. Usually only the larger, more aggressive chick survives. Whooping cranes feed on crabs, crayfish, frogs, and other small aquatic life as well as plants.