丹顶鹤的英语资料

这个介绍算比较简单的了：）The Red-crowned Crane，also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane, is the second rarest crane in the world. The crane eats small amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and plants that grow in marshes and swamps. In East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity. 中文对照如下：丹顶鹤又名日本鹤或东北鹤，是世界上第二大稀有鹤种。丹顶鹤主要食小型两栖动物、水生无脊椎动物 、昆虫以及生产于沼泽湿地的植物。在东亚，丹顶鹤象征幸运、长寿和忠诚。

The Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis), also called the Japanese Crane or Manchurian Crane, is a large crane and is the second rarest crane in the world. (Chinese: 丹顶鹤; Chinese: 丹顶鹤; Hanyu Pinyin: Dāndǐng Hè; Japanese: 丹顶 , tancho; the Chinese character '丹' means 'red', '顶/顶' means 'crown' and '鹤/鹤' means 'crane'). In East Asia, it is known as a symbol of luck, longevity and fidelity. At 140-150 cm (55-60 inches) high, the crane does not make easy prey, for all that it stands out in its natural habitat of marshes and swamps. When it matures, the Red-crowned Crane is snow white with a patch of red skin on its head. This patch of skin becomes bright red when the crane becomes angry or excited. This species is the heaviest crane, typically 7.7–10- kg (17-22 lb), although large Sarus Cranes are taller. The maximum known weight of a male Red-crowned Crane is 15 kg (33 lbs）.In the spring and summer, the Red-crowned Crane breeds in Siberia and occasionally in northeastern Mongolia (i.e., Mongol Daguur Strictly Protected Area). Normally the crane lays 2 eggs, with only one surviving. Later, in the fall, it migrates in flocks to Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, and other countries in East Asia to spend the winter. All Red-crowned Cranes migrate, except for a flock that is resident in Hokkaidō.The crane eats small amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, insects, and plants that grow in marshes and swamps.The habitats used are marshes, riverbanks, rice fields, and other wet areas.StatusThe estimated population of the species is only 1,500 in the wild. Nearly all of the Chinese population lives in the Yancheng Coastal Wetlands.The National Aviary in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ran a program where U.S. zoos donated eggs which were flown to Russia and raised in the Khinganski Nature Reserve and released into the wild. This program sent 150 eggs between 1995-2005. The program has been put on hold in order to concentrate on different crane conservation programs in Russia, such as education and fire suppression.

Chinese crane