massive gray body; long legs; spreading toes (Zoo; 2008-10-21)
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Shoebill
Balaeniceps rex
Native Range:
Africa
Notes:
a massive and unmistakable bird of central African swamps; it has a huge bill shaped somewhat like a large wooden shoe, hence the bird's name; feeds on smal vertebrates such as frogs and fish; when it clas its bill it makes a loud hollow "dok" sound; no sexual dimorphism.
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