An African Open-billed Stork in silhouette displays the unique design of the beak for a highly specialized diet of aquatic snail and bi-valve mollusc

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An African Open-billed Stork in silhouette displays the unique design of the beak for a highly specialized diet of aquatic snails and bi-valve molluscs, such as fresh water mussels

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Size: 6000px × 4000px
Location: Selous Game Reserve, Tanzania
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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