Shoebill storks have been called the world’s most terrifying bird (though the cassowary might disagree). These stately wading birds stalk the marshes of South Sudan, Uganda, and elsewhere in tropical ...

A shoebill stork, rescued as a young bird with injuries after Ugandan locals set fire to her habitat, made a huge impression on a visitor from the U.K., a 10-year-old boy from a family of zookeepers.

The shoebill stork has to be one of the craziest-looking birds on planet Earth. The giant avian is native to the swamps of Africa and is best known for its prehistoric features, in particular, its ...

A boat tour through Uganda’s Mabamba Swamp, led by guide Innocent Muhumuza, brings passengers up close to massive shoebill ...

While nature never ceases to surprise us with its infinite variations, the shoebill stork (Balaeniceps rex) is a creature whose looks are wilder than most. This African bird’s enormous size (it stands ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. I'm *supposed* to be writing this article, but I keep going back to watch the video again and again because IT'S FREAKING ME OUT!

Our are filled with digital depictions of mythical, fictional, and imaginary beasts. But every once in a while, we cover a piece of media featuring a real animal that is so strange looking that ...