Now THAT'S an Angry Bird! Karate cranes get kung fu fighting in high-powered kick-boxing match
Eurasian cranes raised from the egg as part of Great Crane Project in Gloucestershire
Hunting and loss of wetlands led to species' extinction in UK by early 1600s
Young birds to be released into the wild next monthIt has major funding from Viridor Credits Environmental Company, which is reintroducing birds to the Somerset Moors and Levels.
Forget little green pigs - this is how birds get really angry.
With their own version of the Chinese martial art Wing Chun, these two Eurasian cranes show they're more than ready for their release into the wild next month.
Unleashing kung-fu skills to rival Bruce Lee, one of the creatures rears its head and wings and launches a perfect kick at the other from mid air.
Ha-so! The adolescent Eurasian crane aims a well-timed kick at his opponent
You squawkin' to me? Keepers at the Great Crane Project said the cranes were only showing off in front of each other
Keepers say the two youngsters were just showing off in front of each other at the Great Crane Project at Crane School in Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge, Gloucestershire.
They will be released next month onto the Somerset Moors and Levels.
The animals are taught how to forage and avoid danger by human carers, who wear disguises to prevent the cranes from becoming tame.
WWT aviculturist Amy King said: 'We are surrogate parents to the birds and try to teach them all they need to survive, but some things they just pick up on their own.
'Here the young cranes are sparring, as many young animals do. It looks dramatic but for now it is just practice.
'Once in the wild, they'll use these skills to determine their place in the pecking order and, if they need, to battle potential predators.'
Don't be givin' me your beak: The feisty young cranes are among 20 that were reared from eggs as part of the Great Crane Project's Crane School
Lookin' chick: Great crane aviculturist Amy King wears a disguise to prevent the animals from becoming tame as they are raised from tiny chicks into fighting fit adults
RSPB Great Crane Project Manager Damon Bridge said: "It'll be great to get this year's youngsters down here to join the other cranes.
'They'll soon learn the ropes with the help of the more street wise older birds and with the support of our local farmers there's plenty of wild food for them to get stuck into.'
Cranes were once a widespread and culturally significant part of British wildlife and many villages - such as Cranford in Middlesex or Cranmore in Somerset - take their names from the birds.
But by 400 years ago, they had gone extinct as a breeding bird because of the drainage of wetlands and over hunting.
The Great Crane Project is a partnership between the Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, RSPB and Pensthorpe Conservation Trust.
作者: fidodidow2k 時間: 2013-8-25 09:58 PM
感謝大大分享.
第一張最經典.就像駭客任務 The Matrix 中女主角的經典動作一樣.作者: kuoyein1 時間: 2013-8-26 09:17 AM
傳說中的鶴拳!當時創造鶴拳的人!
可能觀察美麗的鶴好久!
才創造出美麗的拳法!作者: vega32 時間: 2013-8-27 07:33 AM
第一張照片好帥,直接踢臉
動物們小時候的打鬧,應該會成就長大後的生存技能作者: digiboy8866 時間: 2013-9-30 01:09 AM
大看眼界真真鶴拳。
谢谢大大分享！作者: alfredxp 時間: 2013-9-30 04:21 PM
Oh, no, Let's them fight?作者: SweetLemon 時間: 2013-9-30 04:54 PM
傳說中的鶴拳!當時創造鶴拳的人!
可能觀察美麗的鶴好久!
才創造出美麗的拳法!
kuoyein1 發表於 2013-8-26 09:17 AM
這就是華佗的智慧。
鶴形尤雅又實用，有健身的功用。
我學習的氣功學到鶴的動作，擴胸開心門調心調神。作者: koonwah 時間: 2013-10-1 09:48 AM
