This week we chose a park ranger at Lake Agmon-Hulu who works to conserve the part of the cranes' migratory path that lies here.
Here at Lake Agmon-Hulu, the cranes gather to rest and feed during their migration. Once, they recorded 32,000 cranes in this one spot at one time!
You can also see water buffalo and jungle cats here at the right time.
The ranger explained the mating rituals and life cycle of the crane.
A synopsis:
Boy meets girl
Boy dances
Girl judges harshly
Girl dances if she likes what she sees
Mating (with the exception of a partner's death, crane couples are together for life! Aw...)
Babies!
Parents teach babies migratory path and all that's involved
Babies leave nest after 1 year
As 4 year olds, they mate and the cycle repeats
During the 1st year of a baby's life...parents teach the following:
How to avoid jungle cats and warn other cranes of them ("Jungle cat! Jungle cat!")
How to eat and not get eaten
The migratory path
We'll hopefully be posting a video soon showing the cranes and explaining some more about the area.
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It is nice to see Israel as being a much greener place than the one most people might envision.
ReplyDeleteCranes and water buffalo…in Israel? Who would have known?
And, in a place with so many other things which could be considered priorities, it is inspiring that there are such great environmental conservation efforts happening.
Keep up the good work.
Mr. Finley & Ms. Cioffredi
"As we teach...we learn."