As the Katuma River dries up each year it attracts huge numbers of fish eating birds like the Marabou Stork.

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As the Katuma River dries up each year it attracts huge numbers of fish eating birds like the Marabou Stork. The Marabou will hunt for themselves or steal from others, a behaviour known as Kleptoparastism

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Location: Katavi National Park, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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