I remember the day i saw this picture the first time, i thought it is a well done made "Sesamstraße" Muppet.
But after a little research i saw that this bird is real... and it realy exist in south africa like sudan etc.
Everytime i look at this bird im so fascinated.
Let me introduce the Shoebill bird <3
did you already know him? i enjoyed to look at his pictures the first time...its like magic for me
But where is the bird? When did it disappear?
it doesnt disappear? those shoebill birds lives in south africa!
Uff... Great! I thought you are talking about some New Zealan or (any other) bird, that had diappeared))
The dodo bird was a large round flightless bird.
They were essentially over eaten as food until lack of genetic diversity forced Mother Nature to discontinue the model . . .
There are stuff specimens in Museums.
/ hugz ; )
That looks like a bad dream with wings. I like the white edges of the feathers on its back though.
ya this let him look like a rebell :D
Birds have white feathers for dating reasons, for display rituals etc.
Birds have black colored feathers for work.
White is a very weak color and easily damaged whereas black is a strong color and more resistant to the ravages of wind turbulence over time.
This is why long distance birds like the Albatross have black reinforcing on all flight control surfaces . . .
Think about it, where you going to park and repair your wing if you are half way between Fiji and Hawaii ? ? ?
Smart birds : )
/ hugs ; )
http://animals.nationalgeographic.com/animals/birds/albatross/
That Was Funny!
didn't know that.. cool!
Thanks for this informative post. The pics are great. At first, I couldn't believe such a bird really exists. There is more information and a small video in the Wikipedia article:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoebill
Is that a DoDo bird?
no its a billshoe bird :)