Working with an elderly Maribou Stork

[findi]

Jake's story: a 50 yr old Maribou Stork who was one the most unique birds under my care at the Bronx Zoo Remembering Jake, a Most Unique and Long-Lived Marabou Stork | That Bird Blog

 

[ann]

that's so cool. i always value the human animal bonds in which the animal still remains wild. jake sounded very cool, but those poor little chipmuncks and peafowl chicks , i guess that's just nature. cool article

 

[findi]

that's so cool. i always value the human animal bonds in which the animal still remains wild. jake sounded very cool, but those poor little chipmuncks and peafowl chicks , i guess that's just nature. cool article

Thanks for the kind words, much appreciated. Re diet - Maribous look slow and ungainly, but they are very effective predators. Some wild populations specialize in feeding upon flamingo chicks during the breeding season; they are useful scavengers as well. Best, Frank