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A marabou stork / undertaker bird, Ndutu Lake area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti plains, Arusha Region, Tanzania, East Africa.

A marabou stork / undertaker bird, Ndutu Lake area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti plains, Arusha Region, Tanzania, East Africa. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer, in the stork family Ciconiidae) is a large wading bird native to sub-Saharan Africa. Its nickname of "undertaker bird" comes from its scavenging on carrion and its distinctive appearance: long skinny legs, cloak-like folded dark grey wings, a slow, deliberate gait, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair." It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It can reach a height of 152 centimeters (4.99 feet) and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb). // Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is famous for safaris. UNESCO honors the NCA as a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.

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A marabou stork / undertaker bird, Ndutu Lake area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Serengeti plains, Arusha Region, Tanzania, East Africa. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer, in the stork family Ciconiidae) is a large wading bird native to sub-Saharan Africa. Its nickname of "undertaker bird" comes from its scavenging on carrion and its distinctive appearance: long skinny legs, cloak-like folded dark grey wings, a slow, deliberate gait, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair." It breeds in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It can reach a height of 152 centimeters (4.99 feet) and a weight of 9 kg (20 lb). // Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) is famous for safaris. UNESCO honors the NCA as a World Heritage Site and International Biosphere Reserve.
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