Few birds dance like cranes. They leap, bow, spread their wings and even toss sticks into the air. It is their way of courting, and they do it as a pair, because they usually stay together for life. Here you can meet two very different species. The grey crowned crane, from Africa, sports a crown of golden feathers and is one of the few cranes able to sleep in trees. It is so beloved that it appears on the flag of Uganda. Unfortunately, it is now endangered because of the loss of wetlands. The sandhill crane, from North America, is a great traveler: every spring, hundreds of thousands gather along the same river in Nebraska. And it has a curious habit: it “puts makeup” on its feathers with reddish mud. Two cranes, two continents and the same dance.