Marabou Stork
These five-foot birds can be found in the Sahara Desert and in South Africa. They are scavengers so that means they don’t actively hunt live animals. Their diet consists of fish, birds, rodents. They hunt by following vultures that lead them to their next meal. The reason they don’t have feathers on heir head is to keep their head clean while eating. People should be careful around these animals because they get nervous around humans and can be unpredictable.
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Their wingspan can stretch as long as 9.4 feet long They are as heavy as 18 pounds They have a throat sack that they inflate during mating season They can live up to 25 years
Marabou Stork
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