Shoebills are also known as whalebill, whale headed-stork or the shoe-billed stork. It gets its name because its bill is shaped like a shoe. Their bills are extremely unusual and weird. A fun fact is that they can make a sound like an AK 47 gun! These birds live in Sudan, South Sudan, Cameroon, Uganda, Congo, Rwanda and many other countries in Africa. These birds are carnivores and they eat snails, turtles, frogs, rodents, snakes, monitors, etc. They can grow up to a height of more than 5 feet. They can also swallow a whole baby crocodile! Shoebills are also the national bird of the East African Republic of Rwanda.
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