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 1.  T   F  Whooping cranes lay eggs.
 2.  T  F  Eggs weigh 207 grams.
 3.  T  F  The nest is made out of mud.
 4.  T   F The whooping crane nest is found in northern Alberta.
 5.  T  F  Whooping cranes eat shellfish.
 6.  T  F  Whooping cranes eat big fish.
 7.  T  F  When the whooping crane is in danger it calls out: looo-looo.
 8.  T  F  The whooping crane was named after geese.
9.  T  F  Whooping cranes take 2 weeks to migrate.
 10.  T  F The whooping crane eats garbage on the way to Wood Buffalo National Park.
 11.  T  F  Cranes only have one home.
 12.  T F The animals in the cranes' northern homes are bison, fish, beaver, and wolves.
13.   T  F  Flocks are being taught to migrate with ultra light planes.
 14.  T  F  Whooping cranes live in wildlife refuges.
 15.  T  F The poacher is an enemy of the whooping crane.
 16.  T  F  Whooping cranes peck at their enemies.
 17.  T  F Whoopers were killed for their feathers and meat.
 18.  T  F Officials counted 159 whooping cranes in 1995.
 19. T  F When the chicks are born they have black wing tips.
 20.  T  F The chick's mother chews the chick's food.

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