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The Storks of Africa

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Furthermore we have another very special stork-like bird, the regal Shoebill , previously known as the Whale-headed Stork but now placed in its own family. Ethiopia’s Rift Valley lakes such as Lake Ziway and Awassa are famous for the gangs of Marabous that hang around the fish markets and allow close approach in the hope of a smelly handout.

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Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

10,000 Birds

They eat only seafood, including fish, squid, krill and other organisms. Penguins are flightless, but some species locomote over long distances on antarctic ice to travel between breeding grounds and the sea. In other words, those ancient Penguins almost certainly swam underwater and given their other features, hunted there as well.

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