Red-crowned cranes in Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (@ Frank Lukasseck/Corbis)

Red-crowned cranes in Kushiro-Shitsugen National Park, Hokkaido, Japan (@ Frank Lukasseck/Corbis)

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• What are these peering through the mist?""Some of the rarest cranes on Earth
• Grus japonensis are surprisingly noisy and actually quite scary.""Just ask this eagle
• These birds are named for a patch of red bare skin on the crown, which becomes brighter during mating season.""Which nation considers them a symbol of immortality?
• Although they generally migrate in winter, 1,000 of these creatures can be found here year-round.""Crane your head this way to find our location