AI Article Synopsis
- A wild-hatched Whooping Crane chick from the Louisiana nonmigratory population had a wing abnormality that affected its flight.
- Despite this issue, the chick was able to fledge, become independent, and live for 13 months.
- A necropsy indicated that the wing abnormality was likely due to a trauma-related axial malunion near the left carpus.
Article Abstract
We describe a wing abnormality in a wild-hatched Whooping Crane () chick from the reintroduced Louisiana, US nonmigratory population. Despite its seemingly compromised flight ability, the chick fledged, reached independence, and lived until 13 mo of age. Necropsy revealed an axial malunion near the left carpus likely resulting from trauma.
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