Be Wilder

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Shoebill

Fun Facts • • • •

The noise they make with their beak sounds like gun shots They poop on their legs to keep themselves cool As mean as they look, they are docile around humans They grow to about five feet tall

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Shoebill

These giant birds are found in the wetlands of Eastern Africa. Their crazy diet consists of fish they find in the swampy areas they regularly hunt in; this can range from catfish to lungfish, but their diet doesn’t stop there. They will also hunt animals like the Nile Monitor lizard to baby crocodiles.


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