THE WHALE HEADED BIRD!

Explore the Park Shoebill

Also known as: Balaeniceps Rex, shoe-billed stork, whale-headed stork. This is a rare and critically endangered bird whose population is documented to be less than 5000 in the wild.
It stands almost 55 inches above the swampland mud that it calls home, and can fly at a top speed of 35 to 48 kilometers per hour using its broad wings, measuring between 7.5 and 8.5 feet.
It has a long life span of about 35 years while living in the wild and about 50 years in captivity. The Shoebill feeds on lung fish and some scientists have reported that this bird is said to be related to dinosaurs - Wow