Marabou Stork
Nutrition: scavenger, besides it eats living fish and reptiles
Reproduction: usually 1-4 chalky-white eggs, incubation time: 29-38 days
Did you know? His name is derived from the Arabic name of African muslim saints. They are mainly necrophagous animals, very often They clash with vultures on the prey. Although They fly with slow strokes and with difficulties, with their huge wings They take advantage of rising airflow.
Watch it! Its head and its neck is bare, it has strong arrow-headed beak and typical crop. The crop or throat lobe is a wide growth starting from the neck. It can be pumped up by the air bags connected with nostrils.
Habitat: Inhabitants of savannahs and marshes
Spread: It lives in Africa south of the Sahara, and it occurs as far as South Africa