Marabou Stork (Photograph Courtesy of Sheldon Glucksman Copyright ©2000)

Marabou Stork (Photograph Courtesy of Sheldon Glucksman Copyright ©2000)

 

The bad-tempered Marabou Stork can successfully chase any vulture away from a carcass. These birds are so huge that their leg and toe bones are hollow so as to reduce their weight during flight. When threatened they clack their huge bills.

Photograph Courtesy Of:

Sheldon Glucksman -- (Copyright © 2000)

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