The shoebill, Balaeniceps rex also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe billed stork, is a very large stork like bird. It lives in tropical

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The shoebill, Balaeniceps rex also known as whalehead, whale-headed stork, or shoe billed stork, is a very large stork like bird. It lives in tropical east Africa in large swamps.

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Location: Indonesia
Photo credit: © Karel Bittner / Alamy / Afripics
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