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Lüneburg Heath

Shoebill Stork

Lüneburg Heath

Shoebill Stork

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Shoebill Stork

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Location: Bomlitz, Heidekreis, Lüneburg Heath, Lower Saxony, Germany

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September 27, 2021

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The shoebill, also Abu Markub, is an African bird that used to be assigned to the walking birds, today it is assigned to the Pelecaniformes. The bird, named after its mighty beak, is a resident of swamps. Since its morphology is unique, it is assigned to a family of its own, the Balaenicipitidae. Wikipedia

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August 1, 2023

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"Abu Markub" is the name of the long-legged shoebill in Arabic because of its huge, shoe-shaped beak.

The shoebill has adapted to its favorite food, the lungfish, when catching prey. …

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August 23, 2022

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When it rains heavily, the "shoe beaks" open their wide beaks and catch the rainwater.

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Walsrode Bird Park – Shoebill Stork loop from Walsrode

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Elevation 90 m

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