I love this bird. It looks like something right out of Jurassic Park!
November 11, 2009
KittyChymira said...
That is sooooo not a bird. That is so obviously a velociraptor dressed as a bird for Halloween. Geez, look at those eyes. That thing has murder on it's mind.
November 11, 2009
Anonymous said...
I call this the Christopher Lambert bird: http://cheezburger.com/View.aspx?aid=2830529792
I have become fascinated with these strange big birds... I don't know if you saw this in the metro a couple of weeks ago. It is a small article about the shoebill
[Image]The shoebill is one of my favorite birds, though I've never seen one in person. They get very large, upwards of 115-150 cm (45-64 in) tall, with a wingspan of 230-260 cm (91-125 in).
I imagine that bill can do some damage, given that it's used to scoop up and devour small crocodiles. They're even reported to feed on young calves. They were known to ancient Arabs, who called them abu markub, meaning father with a shoe. They've even been spotted in ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs.
That shoe bill, which is indeed the size of an adult human shoe, is not only used in devastating attacks, but can be filled with water, which the mother uses to dowse her young in the nest. I'm not sure why she'd do that. But then, if I could fill my mouth with a couple of pints of water, I'd probably dowse all sorts of people--the kids, my wife, coworkers, passersby... I wouldn't have many friends.
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Close this window Jump to comment formIt actually looks like something out of Alice in Wonderland
November 11, 2009
That bird is the raddest thing I've ever seen. Never thought I'd be introduced to my new favorite animal HERE.
November 11, 2009
"I wouldn't have many friends."
as opposed to now, that you have piles of them?
:)
November 11, 2009
I love this bird. It looks like something right out of Jurassic Park!
November 11, 2009
That is sooooo not a bird. That is so obviously a velociraptor dressed as a bird for Halloween. Geez, look at those eyes. That thing has murder on it's mind.
November 11, 2009
I call this the Christopher Lambert bird:
http://cheezburger.com/View.aspx?aid=2830529792
November 11, 2009
When you look at pics of this bird from the side, it doesn't look nearly as menacing.
Head on though, whoa. Totally agree with KittyChymira, it's a disguised velociraptor. I love it!
November 17, 2009
I agree with the others. Looks like it's straight out of prehistoric, dinosaur walkin times. What a cool, menacing bird.
November 18, 2009
@ Deaf Indian Muslim Anarchist:
No, it looks like something out of Edward Gorey--specifically, the Osbick Bird:
For reference: http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/images/osbick.gif
November 18, 2009
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November 20, 2009
i have seen that bird in real life... or actually in zoo.. ;u; and i have a picture of that bird in my newest blog uptate.. it's so cute <3
November 20, 2009
What a fun, interesting site. Congrats on being a Blog of Note. This has been a great find for a Friday morning.
November 20, 2009
I think he is cute! :D
November 21, 2009
Oh my God! Does that really exist?
November 21, 2009
OH MY FLIPPING MONKEY'S. Now I have a new bird to fear. I thought that emu's were bad enough!
I'm nauseous...
November 21, 2009
I have become fascinated with these strange big birds... I don't know if you saw this in the metro a couple of weeks ago. It is a small article about the shoebill
http://www.metro.co.uk/news/article.html?Duck_gets_pick-me-up_from_huge_shoebill_bird&in_article_id=762622&in_page_id=34
November 22, 2009
I was so enamored by these birds, I made a costume of one:
http://db.fursuit.org/img/suits/1234/Clint6643.jpg
http://db.fursuit.org/img/suits/1234/Clint6644.jpg
If that's not scary, I don't know what is.
December 08, 2009