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Crane-kids Get Unwelcome Visitor
Courtesy of Brooke Pennypacker, Operation Migration
March 10, 2014

The young cranes had been returning to the safety of the pen to roost at night when, in early March, they suddenly began roosting at a spot just outside the pen. We were mystified. This wasn't good! After a few days of this, Hilary (a zoo keeper from nearby Disney’s Animal Kingdom) and I hatched a plan to find the cause.  Continue...

See You Later, Alligator!
Baby alligator is trapped and  removed Zookeeper Hillary holds wrapped alligator in front of the blind at cranes' pen Boy and Ranger look at baby alligator before it's released.
Photos: Operation Migration