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| Query: balaeniceps rex | Result: 19th of 21 | |
Shoebill
| Subject: | Shoebill
| | Poster: | Axis (ground_assault_11@yahoo.com)
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| Resolution: 382x520
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Date: 2019:02:21 01:21:08
Upload Date: 2019:02:21 03:38:21
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Shoebill, tall wading bird found in papyrus marshes of tropical NE Africa. Also known as the whale-headed stork, it has a swollen, shoe-shaped bill with a sharp hook, a short neck, darkish plumage and long legs. It feeds at night on small animals, including lungfish, frogs and turtles. Height: to 1.4m. Family Balaenicipitidae; species Balaeniceps rex. |
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