Footage shows massive swamp bird seemingly dwarfing tourists after landing on boat.

If you’ve seen the viral video of the large shoebill bird landing on a boat in Africa’s Mabamba Swamp, you might be asking yourself if such a prehistoric-looking, seemingly giant bird could be real.

While every species of bird is unique in its own way, there are some species that stand out more than others. One of these is the shoebill. It is endemic to Central and Northeast Africa, stands ...

Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it a flying prehistoric beast that has returned? Try the former. The shoebill bird can be found from South Sudan to Zambia. The bird, which is related to pelicans and ...

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There are some weird and wacky creatures out in the animal kingdom, from immortal jellyfish to mites that live on our eyelashes. However, there is no species so stern-looking and intimidating as the ...

Earlier this week we shared footage of an enormous, prehistoric-looking bird that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda. The striking shoebill seemed to dwarf the tourists and guide, largely because of ...

Zookeeper on epic shoebill encounter: "Doesn’t get more prehistoric looking than this!” ...