See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There are some weird and wacky creatures out in the animal kingdom, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you've seen the viral video of the large shoebill bird landing on a boat in Africa's Mabamba Swamp, you might be asking ...

While nature never ceases to surprise us with its infinite variations, the shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) is a creature whose looks are wilder than most. This African bird’s enormous size (it stands ...

Shoebill storks have been called the world’s most terrifying bird (though the cassowary might disagree). These stately wading birds stalk the marshes of South Sudan, Uganda, and elsewhere in tropical ...

A shoebill stork, rescued as a young bird with injuries after Ugandan locals set fire to her habitat, made a huge impression on a visitor from the U.K., a 10-year-old boy from a family of zookeepers.

The shoebill stork has to be one of the craziest-looking birds on planet Earth. The giant avian is native to the swamps of Africa and is best known for its prehistoric features, in particular, its ...

If you've never seen a stork up close, you're in for surprise. This video taken at Exmoor Zoological & Conservation Centre shows an absolutely stunning bird walk right to the camera, showing off her ...

The post Meet the 5-Foot Bird That Eats Baby Crocodiles appeared first on A-Z Animals. Just the name "shoebill" is a clue that this is a strange bird. The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a type of stork ...

Earlier this week we shared footage of an enormous, prehistoric-looking bird that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda. The striking shoebill seemed to dwarf the tourists and guide, largely because of ...

Shoebills, which can measure nearly 5 feet and are named for the shape of their enormous beaks, are dinosaur-like and imposing at close quarters. The accompanying footage, showing a shoebill that had ...