Just the name “shoebill” is a clue that this is a strange bird. The shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) is a type of stork so named ...

Last November we featured a bizarre video showing a dinosaur-like shoebill that had landed on a tour boat in Uganda. The striking imagery was captured in a manner that made the towering bird appear ...

Meet this modern-day dinosaur with the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Explorers. There are dinosaurs among us! Meet the modern-day dinosaur: the Balaeniceps Rex Shoebill, or B-Rex. Learn from San Diego Zoo ...

Fortunately for tourists, shoebills are not considered dangerous to humans. But with razor-sharp bills, they’re capable of ...

Our are filled with digital depictions of mythical, fictional, and imaginary beasts. But every once in a while, we cover a piece of media featuring a real animal that is so strange looking that ...

Shoebill storks have been called the world’s most terrifying bird (though the cassowary might disagree). These stately wading birds stalk the marshes of South Sudan, Uganda, and elsewhere in tropical ...

If you’ve seen the viral video of the large shoebill bird landing on a boat in Africa’s Mabamba Swamp, you might be asking yourself if such a prehistoric-looking, seemingly giant bird could be real.

Olive Safaris Uganda on Sunday shared an entertaining list of "things to know" about prehistoric-looking shoebills, which have achieved icon status in the East African nation. The list, which helps to ...

With the 4ft bird towering over it, the duck started quacking and flapping its wings. But the Shoebill simply picked up the duck, moved it out of the way and continued on its way. The pictures were ...