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The Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradiseus ), also known as the Stanley Crane and the Paradise Crane, is the national bird of South Africa.

The Blue Crane is a tall, ground-dwelling bird, but is fairly small by the standards of the crane family.

Of the 15 species of crane, the Blue Crane has the most restricted distribution of all.

The Blue Crane is migratory, primarily altitudinal, but details are little known.

In the last two decades, the Blue Crane has largely disappeared from the Eastern Cape, Lesotho, and Swaziland.

The primary causes of the sudden decline of the Blue Crane are human population growth, the conversion of grasslands into commercial tree plantations, and poisoning: deliberate ( to protect crops ) or accidental ( baits intended for other species, and as a side-effect of crop dusting ).

The South African government has stepped up legal protection for the Blue Crane.

The Blue Crane is a bird very special to the amaXhosa, who call it indwe.

The Blue Crane is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds ( AEWA ) applies.

* Species text for Blue Crane in The Atlas of Southern African Birds

* International Crane Foundation's Blue Crane page

* Blue Crane videos, photos & sounds on the Internet Bird Collection

* Blue Crane ( Anthropoides paradises ) from Cranes of the World by Paul Johnsgard

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They have also actively participated in joint military operations such Blue Hungwe in Zimbabwe in 1997 and Blue Crane in South Africa in 1999.

Although recognized primarily for The Red Badge of Courage, which has become an American classic, Crane is also known for short stories such as " The Open Boat ", " The Blue Hotel ", " The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky ", and The Monster.

* South Africa – Springbok Antelope, Elephant ( mammals ), Blue Crane ( bird )

Jean Fardulli's Blue Angel is the first top local club to import that crazy new dance, the Twist.

`` Blue Skies, Brown Studies '' is illustrated with numerous excellent photographs.

* 1959 – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, the much acclaimed and highly influential best selling jazz recording of all time, is released.

Today Ahmed I is remembered mainly for the construction of the Sultan Ahmed Mosque ( also known as the Blue Mosque ), one of the masterpieces of Islamic architecture.

However, Hume admits that there is one objection to his account: the problem of " The Missing Shade of Blue ".

Callinectes sapidus | Blue crab was used on the eastern and southern coast of what is now the U. S. mainland.

One of the most famous and popular North American folklore heroes, he is usually described as a giant as well as a lumberjack of unusual skill, and is often accompanied in stories by his animal companion, Babe the Blue Ox.

The first occurrence of the phrase blue law so far found is in the New-York Mercury of March 3, 1755, where the writer imagines a future newspaper praising the revival of " our Connecticut's old Blue Laws ".

Belgian Blue is a breed of beef cattle from Belgium.

The Belgian Blue is named after their typically blue-grey mottled hair colour, however its colour can vary from white to black.

Since the Belgian Blue ’ s bone structure is the same as a normal cow, however holding a greater amount of muscle, causes them to have a greater meat to bone ratio.

The extension beyond Lechmere is in progress and the Red and Blue subway line connection is being designed ; the status of the Arborway Line is unclear.

* Blue biotechnology is a term that has been used to describe the marine and aquatic applications of biotechnology, but its use is relatively rare.

Boone is a town located in the Blue Ridge Mountains of western North Carolina, United States.

Blue eyes, partially blue eyes, or a blue eye and a brown eye are called " wall " coloring, and are considered a non-desirable trait in kennel club standards.

A partially validated example is the Maine penny, from the Goddard site in Blue Hill, Maine, United States.

In 1989, German band Alphaville released their album The Breathtaking Blue, on which Klaus Schulze was both a contributing musician ( partially ) and the album's producer.

The track " Forever " on Snivilisation samples a speech by Graham Crowden from the 1982 Lindsay Anderson film Britannia Hospital, in which he lambasts humankind ; and the track " You Lot " on the Blue Album, features a confrontational, partially vocoded anti-genetic engineering sample from Christopher Eccleston, originally from the TV two-part series The Second Coming written by Russell T Davies.

* Nothing Painted Blue released a song " K for Karnival " which is partially a tribute to K Records ; it repeats " Who put the shield around the K?

However, it had a C $ 570 million pricetag, being partially funded by the federal and provincial governments, the city of Toronto, as well as a consortium of corporations ( though the Blue Jays now own the stadium, by way of parent company Rogers Communications ).

Furthermore, four prominent remaining Blue Dogs, Dennis Cardoza of California, Dan Boren of Oklahoma, Mike Ross of Arkansas, and Heath Shuler of North Carolina have announced their retirement ; one member, Joe Donnelly of Indiana, is running for Senate ( partially due to Republican redistricting efforts ); and more members, such as North Carolina's Mike McIntyre as well as Georgia's John Barrow, have been or will be targeted by Republicans in redistricting efforts.

Using a Blue Gene supercomputer running Michael Hines's NEURON software, the simulation does not consist simply of an artificial neural network, but involves a partially biologically realistic model of neurons.

The banking consortium Boston Banks Urban Renewal Group ( B-BURG ) allegedly drove the Jewish community out of Mattapan and are held partially responsible for the ensuing deterioration of the neighborhood, especially along the Blue Hill Avenue corridor.

* Blue and Green Lines ( Cleveland ), two partially combined light rail lines

The result was partially reversed in the Blue Mountains where the result was approximately 60: 40, favouring the Labor candidate.

Blue Line cars are 48 feet long, shorter than the 65-foot Orange Line and 69-foot Red Line cars, partially because of the tight loop.