bre eding ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁const itute ▁less ▁than ▁ 2 5 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁in ▁some ▁years . ▁ ▁They ▁ro ost ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water , ▁where ▁they ▁may ▁be ▁safe ▁from ▁some ▁ground ▁pred ators . ▁Ad ult ▁birds ▁do ▁not ▁mou lt ▁their ▁fe athers ▁ann ually ▁but ▁fe athers ▁are ▁replaced ▁about ▁once ▁every ▁two ▁to ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁Fe eding ▁▁ ▁Sar us ▁c ran es ▁for age ▁in ▁shall ow ▁water ▁( us ually ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁depth ▁of ▁water ) ▁or ▁in ▁fields , ▁frequently ▁prob ing ▁in ▁mud ▁with ▁their ▁long ▁b ills . ▁In ▁the ▁dry ▁season ▁( after ▁bre eding ), ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁in ▁An lung ▁Pr ing ▁Sar us ▁C rane ▁Conserv ation ▁Area , ▁Camb odia , ▁used ▁wet lands ▁with ▁ 8 – 1 0   cm ▁of ▁water . ▁They ▁are ▁om n iv orous , ▁e ating ▁insect s ▁( es pecially ▁grass ho ppers ), ▁aqu atic ▁plants , ▁fish ▁( per haps ▁only ▁in ▁capt ivity ), ▁fro gs , ▁cr ust ace ans , ▁and ▁se eds . ▁Occ asion ally ▁tack ling ▁larger ▁verte br ate ▁pre y ▁such ▁as ▁water ▁sn akes ▁( F ow lea ▁p isc ator ), ▁sar us ▁c ran es ▁may ▁in ▁rare ▁cases ▁feed ▁on ▁the ▁eggs ▁of ▁birds ▁and ▁t urt les . ▁Plant ▁matter ▁e aten ▁includes ▁tub ers , ▁c orm s ▁of ▁aqu atic