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title: "Did you know about Shoebill?"  
description: "A short explanation of the Shoebill and it's amazing facts"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-09-24  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/2634/did-you-know-about-shoebill  
category: "animals"  
tags: ["Shoebill", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Did you know about Shoebill?

![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/312f2832-6ec7-4c4c-ae2f-8ce53c3732d0.jpeg) ![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/f1474854-4bca-4f5d-941e-ae70c50cc6e6.jpeg) The Shoebill is a big wading bird found in East African swamps and marshes. ![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/a96d5ecc-f551-4d13-b9ba-1b097dd0dc27.jpeg) It is recognised for its unusual shoe-shaped bill, which it utilises to catch fish, frogs, lizards, and other small animals. ![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/62cf8286-731d-4d91-87a5-ad23bf686a3e.jpeg) They make their nests on floating vegetation, and both parents incubate the eggs and care for the babies. ![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/77307ccf-bf1b-4c48-ba1c-d830dfa10941.jpeg) They can reach a height of 5 feet and a wingspan of up to 8 feet. ![Did you know about Shoebill](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/49acb9c6-b57f-41b3-a0c7-f29b93178ef6/images/eb995c65-77fc-4c23-a977-0531c059b36c.jpeg) Due to habitat loss and hunting, shoebills are becoming extinct. Pollution and climate change are also a threat to them.

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