Marabou

Imagine a bird…. A rather large bird…. That at once is both majestic and something that might populate a horror movie.

Marabou Stork
A Marabou Stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus)

Look up just about any online list of the world’s ugliest birds and you will find the Marabou Stork listed. Deservedly so. This bird can be described as a very large, rather ill-tempered cross betwixt a stork, a vulture, and a burn victim.

The marabou stands about four feet tall and can have up to a three meter wingspan, though about two meters may be more typical. Large enough to intimidate nearly any other creature they may encounter, including people.

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