Linnaeus’s weak grasp of mythology led him to give one of these birds the genus name Antigone. Invasive Mimosa plants threaten the wattled species of these birds, which flies from the Kafue (“kuh-FOO-eh”) Flats to the Bale (“bah-lay”) Mountains. Patuxent (“puh-TUCK-sint”) Wildlife Center led the first ever artificial insemination program for an endangered species in these birds, whose 15 species at their International Foundation in Baraboo include a blue totem of Xhosa (“KOH-suh”) warriors. Marie Antoinette named the demoiselle (“duh-mwah-ZELL”) species of these birds, whose mort d’amour (“mor dah-MOOR”) led Vālmīki to invent shloka verse. The Siberian species of these birds winters at the shrinking Póyáng Lake. Korea’s DMZ protects one of these birds that represents Japan Air. Uganda’s flag features their grey crowned species. For 10 points, Nebraska hosts the sandhill and whooping species of what birds that symbolize longevity in origami? ■END■
ANSWER: cranes [or Gruidae; accept Grus or Balearica; accept whooping cranes, sandhill cranes, grey crowned cranes, red-crowned cranes, sarus cranes, or other specific species; accept dāndǐng hè, tanchōzuru, zuru, or durumi; accept International Crane Foundation; prompt on Gruiformes or Grues]
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