weird looking ahh

That's the best shot of something really rare and not totally obvious as to where it is


That's cool how it's only the neck and part of the upper chest with the shadow under it

>>4964164
it's cool because people can't see their neck, only the part the camera was pointed at (usually their face)

Fake animal.

>>4963638
>Handsome retards, the thread

It's sad this species will be eradicated in the wild due to living in Africa with all the proto-hominids starving from no usaid

>>4964588
This bird looks very scary. I'd probably freak out if I saw it like this IRL.

>>4974943
this can't actually be happening right?

>>4980734
Birds in general are dying off from their own issues and human bullshit.

>>4963638
Shoebill looks like a bird version of Gigachad

>>4963638
Why do they always look so pissed off? What is their fucking problem?

>>4986296
It's mainly a matter of how we perceive their supraorbital ridge, those sunshade structures above their eyes that gives them that "scowling eyebrow" look when viewed from certain angles, especially from the front.

We, with our expressive, moving eyebrows, interpret it as an emotional display or mood indicator, a function it does not have.

It's a problem we have with other Animals as well, that don't use facial articulation to communicate moods or emotions. To us, a Dolphin will seem to be happy and smiling, even if it is very upset or angry, whereas a Vulture will seem to be forever angry or upset, even when it's as happy as can be.

>>4986549
not the guy you replied to, but I never expected to learn actual biology on 4chan. Thank you

>>4973521
"Imagine my shock"

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Male Shoebill attempting to mate with one of the caretakers.

>>4995545
giwtwm

>>4963638
Better than the secretary bird thread.

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>>4996509
i made both

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>>5005589
oh you

>>4963638
>looks evil and like it could crack your skull and slurp up your brain with ease
>is allegedly pretty chill
???
But why?

>>4986549
It has eyes of a predator. Most creatures with eyes like that are venomous and/or want to feast on your flesh. But this one doesn't. What's up with that?

>>5005910
>GIT OFF MUH LAWN YER BLACK BIRD SONUVABITCH
vibes

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>>4963638
Why does this bird trigger instinctual fear in me? It really unsettles me.

>>5013635
Their imposing nature means they have little to worry about, hence why they're chill.

>>4963638
Those twig legs lmao

>>4982227
You can thank the increase of feral cats and raccoon populations wiping out birds due to retards giving them free food.

>>4963638
why they so tarted

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A seldom seen flight shot.

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fucking love shoebills, saw one in june

>>4992253
POV you converted to Hinduism and reincarnated as a proto-marsupial in the Cretaceous period

>>4997679
>I have seen things you people wouldn't believe...

How are these not related to the Dodo? They look so similar

How come there are no wild shoebill amateur videos? I want to see someone casually film one in the wild

>>5063258
i would love to watch some shoebill amateur videos...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ql4Rj97PAio&t=93s

i know about their loud clattering bills but do they make any vocalizations from their throat?

>>5051470
this is my new favorite shoebill picture :’)

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>>4963638
Kawaii~

>>4964588
I love them. I feel primal dread from it looking at the camera, you can see it's thinking about if it's prey in its predator brain.

>>5024020
It's the predator eyes, anon. Forward looking, unblinking, calculating.

>>5051470
Imagine seeing this mf in a forest for the first time. No one would believe you.

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Shoebills are that important evolutionary link between dinosaurs and muppets.

>>5061747
They're not even from the same order.

what would a shoebill think if i hugged his neck? they don't do anything similar with other birds no? would they get unnerved like a horse or not care

>>5087602
they would be very confused

>>5087602
apparently they are surprisingly chill. but idk if you could get all touchy like that.

>>4963638
very ancient looking creature

Almost a year....

These guys were my favorite when I was 13. People usually say they look scary or angry but they don't come off as that way to me, they're just adorable oversized children in my eyes

>>5104807
Looked like a punk-rock penguin from the thumbnail.

>>5013638
dogs and cats also have predator eyes and we think they're hecking cute, so I think the other anon is right about the facial mood indicator thingy

>>5013638
We are predators

Objectively most things with eyes like that are your friend.

Even coyotes, bobcats, wolves, tigers, and lions make great pets

>>5024020
You have prey ape DNA. You evolved to eat lentils and be eaten by leopards.

>>5120261
I don't think monke eyes are predator eyes

>>5120263
most human faces have more in common with wolves and foxes than other primates. its why evolution was so hotly rejected. people couldnt believe an apex predator evolved from jaguar food.

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>>5120264
the eyes definetly looks different but now thinking about it humans have really fucking weird eyes compared to other mammals

>>4964588
>>5120267
wait now I get it, if anything the bird looks creepy because the eyes look weirdly human like. almost no animal has the white of the eyes showing like we do but the bird does

>>4963638
would they make good pets? I heard they're surprisingly docile

>>4963638
the shoebill is an impressive bird

>>4969457
>>Handsome
No, dude

>>4963638
Friends.

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>>5123843

>>4991115
only shot here with more than one shoebill, was starting to think they’re all incels or something

>>4964588
sometimes this bird makes me think its fake , sometimes it looks just so unreal

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>>4992253
i need more cute shoebill pics/videos

>>5104807
this might be my favorite part of the shoebill, their little messy headfeathers that look almost like hair

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>>5061747
they don't look related at all, maybe the oversized beak
dodos make more sense once you see baby pigeons