The male and female only come together for mating, building the nesting area and incubating the eggs. Socially, the shoebill stock is a solitary and quiet animal. It is used to catch and kill the prey, as well as to chop off the heads of the prey for ease while swallowing. The beak is a fundamental instrument in eating. At the right moment, it strikes promptly and deadly possibly killing its prey in one swift move. The shoebill will wait out its prey especially in the shallow ends of wetlands or any floating vegetation to stake out its meal. They attack at the baby crocodile swiftly when an opportunity presents itself and with its sharp and hard beak, once the prey is captured, it cannot escape their fate. It is known for being a fierce hunter and a patient predator. Shoebills prefer to feed on lungfish but supplement this other assortment like water snakes, frogs, turtles, and occasionally baby crocodiles when the young one’s parents are not around. The Shoebill is a carnivorous bird that mainly feeds on fish and aquatic features. This means that when a shoebill spreads its wings, it has a bigger wingspan than Shaquille O’Neal. The shoebill wings can spread up to 2.5 meters and can flap about 150 times per minute. The legs are long, slender and black in colour, with large feet. The beak is almost 10 inches long, deadly and used for both feeding and protecting itself. The beak of the shoebill is curved at the tip and has very sharp edges with which the bird uses to cut through its food. It is grey in colour and it has the most outstanding feature which is the shoe-shaped bill. The shoebill stock is a tall bird with a height of about 4.5 feet and weighs about 7 kilograms. The shoebill stock is also known as “whale head”. In Uganda where you are guaranteed to see, visitors can find them in Mabamba swamp, Along River Nile in Murchison falls national park, Ziwa Rhino Sanctuaryand Semuliki national park and some other swamps close to Lake Victoria. The Shoebill stock is endemic to East and Central Africa and it can be found in countries of Uganda, Kenya, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Botswana, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Zambia and South Sudan. The shoebill tends to inhabit in more open areas preferably particular vegetation formed by papyrus and tall grass around freshwater swamps, wetlands, lake and Rivers. Below are some of the facts anyone should know about the shoebill stock. The shoebill stock is a very large stork-like bird which derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill. Shoebills are vulnerable and almost endangered.The shoebill cools down using its own poop.The Shoebill Stock bird in Uganda : The shoebill stork also scientifically called Balaeniceps rex is one of the best bird species in Africa and certainly one of the most challenging birds to find in Africa.They prefer to be alone – The shoebill builds its nest around 3km away from other nests.They can even eat and attack crocodiles, but prefer monitor lizards, eels, and lungfish.They can be known to attack each other, especially when they’re young.Shoebills can live to be up to 35 years old.
They are infamous for their machine gun sounds their bills make when they click them together.A shoebill’s wingspan can be up to five times larger than its body.A fully-grown shoebill is around 4 feet long and 5 feet tall.The tips of their beaks are very sharp and used to cut prey in half and can even decapitate them.Shoebills get their name because their bills look like shoes!.
There are a lot of bird coins out there already, but none quite like this one. Their methodical approach and physical domination results in a high kill rate. At the opportune moment, they violently attack using their sharp-edged beak. They are excellent fliers, but when hunting they prefer an on the ground approach, patiently stalking their prey – which consists of fish, frogs, snakes, and even small crocodiles – and are known to stand motionless for long periods of time.
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A full grown adult can grow up to 5 feet tall with a wingspan of 8 feet. The Shoebill’s silly name belies its prowess as a hunter. If you think we made this thing up because we were out of ideas, do a quick google search and you’ll see that the Shoebill Stork is not only real, but pretty scary. The unblinking yellow eyes pierce the soul, the dagger-like beak pierces the body, and the machine gun call it makes is just unsettling. If Sesame Street was rebooted as a horror movie, the Shoebill Stork would be cast as Big Bird.
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