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The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex), also known as the whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork, is a large long-legged wading bird. It derives its name from its enormous shoe-shaped bill . It has a somewhat stork -like overall form and has previously been classified with the storks in the order Ciconiiformes based on this morphology.
The brown pelican is the state bird of Louisiana.. This list of birds of Louisiana includes species credibly documented in the U.S. state of Louisiana, as accepted by the Louisiana Bird Records Committee (LBRC) of the Louisiana Ornithological Society. [1]
The shoebill stork is sometimes called the whalehead stork. ©Nazzu/Shutterstock.com One of the most striking features of the shoebill stork is, of course, its massive, shoe-shaped bill.
Painted stork Ciconiidae is a family of heavy-bodied, large-billed wading birds in the monotypic order Ciconiiformes. Most species in the family are called storks, although some have different common names: two species in the genus Anastomus are known as openbills, two from the genus Leptoptilos are called adjutants, and three species are called jabiru. Storks are found in tropical and ...
Mycteria storks, like this yellow-billed stork, have sensitive bills that allow them to hunt by touch. Storks range in size from the marabou, which stands 152 cm (60 in) tall and can weigh 8.9 kg (19 + 1 ⁄ 2 lb), to the Abdim's stork, which is only 75 cm (30 in) high and weighs only 1.3 kg (2 + 3 ⁄ 4 lb). Their shape is superficially ...
Audubon Zoo is an American zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages Audubon Aquarium, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Freeport-McMoran Species Survival Center, Audubon Park, and Audubon Coastal Wildlife Network. It covers 58 acres (23 ha) and is home to over 2,000 animals.
The jabiru (/ ˌ dʒ æ b ɪ ˈ r uː / or / ˈ dʒ æ b ɪ r uː /; Jabiru mycteria) is a large stork found in the Americas from Mexico to Argentina, except west of the Andes.It sometimes wanders into the United States, usually in Texas, but has also been reported in Mississippi, Oklahoma and Louisiana.
In 1832, Jonathan the Seychelles giant tortoise (Aldabrachelys gigantea hololissa) was born. Although his exact birthdate is unknown, he has been given the official birthday of December 4, 1832.