r/natureismetal: Badass pictures, gifs and videos of the awesome true brutality of nature The white stork (Ciconia ciconia) is a large bird in the stork family, Ciconiidae.
If storks were people they’d be the happiest one at work who secretly kills puppies and other small animals when at home 36. #10. First-time bird parents will sometimes kill their babies because they simply don't know what to do. Marabou Stork: Standing up to 5 feet, with a wingspan reported to extend over 10 feet, this stork often kills children who wander too close and are called the undertaker of the bird world due to their ghastly appearance. Talk about a sibling rivalry.
When some people have seen a photo of the bird, they've doubted that it’s a real animal. The chick that hatches first is usually the strongest because it's been fed and has grown before the second egg hatches. The shoebill stork has a strange and impressive appearance. Adults have long red legs and long pointed red beaks, and measure on average 100–115 cm (39–45 in) from beak tip to end of tail, with a 155–215 cm (61–85 in) wingspan. Marabou Stork - Standing up to 5 feet, with a wingspan reported to extend over 10 feet, this stork often kills children who wander too close and are called the undertaker of the bird world due to … ... to die of hunger, or it kills the sibling. Its plumage is mainly white, with black on the bird's wings. The larger bird was not only favored by the parent, but it also viciously pecked at the smaller chick until the bird was driven from the nest to shrivel in the sun and pass away. This can happen with domestic pet birds that have been hand-fed or raised away from parents of their own. If one chick develops an infection or illness, or is deformed in some way, a mother bird may either kill it and eat the remains for nourishment, or push it from the nest to keep the other babies from sickness. Just check out the shoebill stork, ... As a result, one of the two chicks was noticeably larger than the other chick.