AnimalsSavanna
Crowned crane Fun facts for kids
Balearica regulorum
The crowned crane lives in marshes and grasslands of Africa and eats seeds, insects and frogs.
- Where it lives
- in marshes and grasslands of Africa
- What it eats
- seeds, insects and frogs
- How big it is
- about as tall as a child
Fun facts about the crowned crane
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
It wears a spiky crown of stiff golden feathers on its head, like a little king.
It is one of only two kinds of crane that can sleep up in trees, gripping branches with a long back toe.
It puffs up a red pouch on its throat to make deep, booming calls.
Crowned cranes dance by bowing, jumping and spreading their wings.
It stamps its feet as it walks through grass to scare out bugs to eat.
Its chicks can walk and run when they are only about a day old.
It is Uganda's national bird, and it is even pictured on Uganda's flag.
A crowned crane pair usually stays together for their whole lives.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
I live in Africa and walk through marshes and grassy fields on my two long legs.
When I walk through grass, I stamp my feet to scare out bugs to eat.
Unlike most of my cousins, I can sleep up in trees, gripping branches with my long back toe.
I puff up a red pouch on my throat to make deep, booming calls.
Stiff golden feathers stick up on my head like a king's spiky hat, and I'm on Uganda's flag.
Sammy might be thinking of a crowned crane.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the crowned crane in the Savanna adventure.
Play the SavannaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
