Shoebill Stork Interlude

Whilst I finishing preparing a forthcoming post about how my favourite dinosaur can be likened to mid-90s Celine Dion, have a little look at the Shoebill Stork, an extant bird found in the swamps of Sudan and Zambia.

Birds are the only living descendants of dinosaurs today, and when you look at the Shoebill it's not a hard link to see. Don't worry though, there's no danger of your Zambian safari turning into Jurassic Park Hell as Shoebills only like to chow down on lungfish, turtles and small crocodiles, and at 3.8 feet tall are probably not going to tip your jeep over. Their beaks can grow up to a very accommodating 24cm, which makes me somewhat jealous - imagine all the food you could fit in there all in one go.

Gotta love that smile.