In Korea, cranes of all sorts symbolize longevity and vitality. But according to the International Crane Foundation, there are only about 2,000 red-crowned cranes in the wild, where loss of ...

Now, you can see 12 glorious red-crowned cranes (and five white-naped ones) in lifelike glory, as depicted in Japanese artist Maruyama Okyo's (1733-1795) Cranes, an intricate pair of gilded ...

White-naped cranes flying above the DMZ. Tae-young / iStock. You likely know the red-crowned and white-naped cranes as the graceful, long-legged avians that grace Asian artwork throughout history.