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The Man Who Courted a Crane for Three Years to Save Its Species
Original article on OddityCentral.com – a blog on oddities and wacky news http://www.odditycentral.com/
Award winning ornithologist George Archibald is passionate about helping endangered species. So much so that he actually posed as a mate for a female whooping crane, courting her until she laid eggs. He managed to form an unlikely bond with the bird, single-handedly saving her species from extinction.
The story goes back to the spring of 1976, when Tex the crane was the only female of her species at the San Antonio Zoo. She was also one of about 100 surviving whooping cranes in the world. Researchers at the International Crane Foundation – co-founded by George in 1973 – had realised that Tex’s genes could contribute to increasing the population of cranes, if she would breed in captivity. There was only one problem: Tex thought she was human!
Source: http://www.odditycentral.com/animals/the-man-who-courted-a-crane-for-three-years-to-save-its-species.html
