Crane Who Fell for Keeper Dies at 42

FILE - The white-naped crane Walnut and her keeper Chris Crowe walk in the grounds of her habitat at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in 2021. FILE - In this undated photo, Walnut, a white-naped crane, strolls through the gardens in her habitat at the Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington.

One of the great interspecies love stories of our time has come to an end.