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	 Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)
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| Subject: | Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) 
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| Captured from a WONDERFUL MULTIMEDIA CD-ROM title,
 "Eyewitness Encyclopedia of Nature",
 Dorling Kindersley Multimedia, 1995
 
 THIS GIANT scavenger has one of the largest wingspans of all land birds - up to 10 feet (3m) in a fully grown adult. It soars high over the African savanna in search of animal remains and leftovers from other predators. Although graceful in the air, the marabou is an ungainly bird on the ground.
 
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 |  |  | Guest |  |  | Scientific Name:	Leptoptilos crumenifer (Lesson, 1831) Synonyms:	Leptoptilos crumeniferus
 Common Names:	Marabou, Marabou Stork
 French: Marabout d’Afrique German: Marabu Spanish: Marabú africano
 Taxonomy: Ciconia crumenifera Lesson, 1831, Senegal.
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