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28-SEP-2003 Copyright © 2005 Robert

Marabou Stork

Jurong Birdpark, Singapore

Scientific name: Leptoptilos crumeniferus (Lesson, 1831).

The Marabou stork's diet consists primarly of dead animals including fish, insects, birds, frogs, and rodents. It's featherless head stays clean even while it tears apart the carcus of
a dead animal. The stork can kill animals as big as flamingos. An adult bird can reach 4 to 5 feet in height.

Books: Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World

Canon EOS 10D ,Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
1/250s f/6.3 at 195.0mm iso400 with flash
full exif


other sizes: small medium original auto
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