It’s Super Bowl Sunday and this Japanese crane looks like it’s getting into the spirit of things. Also known as the red-crowned crane, the species is among the rarest cranes in the world. It’s known in some cultures as a symbol of luck and longevity, making it an ideal football mascot. This particular crane seems to have a pretty good punting leg, to boot. Other animals that have served as good luck symbols around the world include the pig, the mandarin duck, and the albatross. Do you have a good luck charm?
A crane for good luck in today’s big game
Today in History
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					International Day for Biological Diversity
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					Autumn comes to Old Town
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					World Space Week begins
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					Fat Bear Week
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					Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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					World Space Week begins
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					Sami lavvu structures, Finnmark, Norway
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					Nomads of the Gobi
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					National Audubon Society s Christmas Bird Count
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					A hint of spring
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					Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve, Estonia
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					Pretty poetic for a pit
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					Gdańsk on the banks of the Motława, Poland
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					Bay Marker Lookout, Sydney Olympic Park, Australia
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					Vancouver Coastal Sea wolves, Great Bear Rainforest, Canada
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					Giant kelp in the Channel Islands National Marine Sanctuary
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					Night of the ‘Cold Moon’
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					A universe underground
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					A whale of a picture
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					Lizard of mystery
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					Blue-throated toucanet, Los Quetzales National Park, Costa Rica
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					The Guggenheim Bilbao turns 25
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					A treaty for science
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					A house of grand scale(s)
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					Yosemite National Park turns 132
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					Celebrating the first day of spring
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