The shoebill may look like some kind of prehistoric muppet, but it's one of the fiercest birds in the animal kingdom. With a dense beak that clocks in at seven inches long and sometimes just as wide, ...

The shoebill, scientifically known as Balaeniceps ... Like their pelican cousins, their eight-foot wing span is suited to soaring. However, more commonly, the bird sticks to traveling short ...