See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. There are some weird and wacky creatures out in the animal kingdom, ...

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 ...

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. A shoebill looks on in its enclosure at Pairi Daiza animal park in Brugelette, western Belgium. Is it a bird, is it a plane, is it ...

Last month we featured footage of an enormous, dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda. The ominous-looking bird, with its bulbous, razor-sharp bill, stood perhaps 4 feet tall ...

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 ...