WELCOME TO THE SHOEBILL SHRINE!

Shoebill Storks (Balaeniceps rex) are large birds of the taxonomic order Pelecaniformes! This makes them more related to pelicans,anhingas, gannets, etc. rather than storks.

These birds are named Shoebill Storks, because their bill (beak) is shaped like a shoe. Shoebills can get up to 4 feet long, with their beaks at an average 9.4 inches. their habitat mostly consists of swamps, since they're mostly successful at hunting in aquatic places. shoebill storks are only found in the tropical side of africa :]

Even though they look like dinosaurs out of nightmares, they're harmless to humans. For example; There's a shoebill stork named "Sushi" that bows. You can only pet them if you bow back!

here's a video of him :]

i dunno how to explain it, i just think they're cute :] besides, i enjoy scary stuff, so maybe i'm desensitized to the scary features the shoebill storks have? i love how they look like they have no soul, i love how they have funky shaped beaks, i love how ridiculously big their feathers can be, i love how they look like dinosaurs, i just love them :]

sure, they can behead their prey with their beak, but i find that really REALLY cool. i still would rather be an owl if i get reincarnated though, because the weak baby tends to get ignored. starvation is a really bad way to die.