They primarily live in tropical locations in central Africa, such as Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia. Shoebills are large birds that can grow to nearly five feet (1.52 meters) tall.

It’s loud and scary and the last sound that lots of poor monitor lizards ever hear. Shoebills are silent most of the time but engage in “bill-clattering” around the nest or when greeting another bird. So, anything cool about the bill other than that it’s gigantic, looks like footwear, and can decapitate crocodiles? Sure: It makes awesome machine-gun noises. All shoebill baby onesies ship within 48 hours and include a 30-day money-back. Or “Death Pelican.” Or “Literally the Most Frightening Bird On Earth.” Choose your favorite shoebill baby onesies from 184 available designs. Although the Shoebill may look comical, its beak is no joke. The bird takes its name from its large bill, which is shaped like an oversized Dutch wooden shoe. Of all the possible names, how on earth is it called the Shoebill? “Monsterface” would be better. Deep in the dense, remote swamps of Central Africa lives the Shoebill, a massive, blue-gray stork-like bird, standing up to five feet tall. It also offers up a few alternative names: The shoebill stork is also known as the whalehead stork, but viewers who think this bird has a distinctly prehistoric appearance will probably prefer its scientific title: Balaeniceps rex. According to the Audubon Society, the shoebill stork is a largely silent bird, but will occasionally engage in 'bill-clattering,' as shown in the video above, to greet other animals. Shoebill Storks are living dinosaurs /kbCXdd90RbĪs the video went viral, many people chimed in with varying degrees of disbelief: On, the Twitter account 'Nature is Amazing' posted a video of a large African bird: But every once in a while, we cover a piece of media featuring a real animal that is so strange looking that viewers have a hard time comprehending that it is truly of this world.

Then the bird will pounce forward, all five feet of. Our are filled with digital depictions of mythical, fictional, and imaginary beasts. According to, 'The Shoebill will stand there, motionless as a statue, and wait for some poor lungfish or baby crocodile to swim by.

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