![]() It’s also slow, purposeful and utterly relentless. Unfortunately, the younger chick only seems to be preferred by the mother if the older one doesn't survive. This freshwater swamp specialist from eastern Africa stands over a metre tall, has a wingspan of up to 75cm, and its sharp, clog-shaped bill grows up to 24cm long. The younger chick was forced out into the heat, and died slowly.”įor this reason, the mothers often end up raising only one chick. When the parent arrived it favoured the larger chick, shading it from the sun with its wings and giving it water from its bill. 0:00 / 3:05 Meet The Shoebill Stork (Balaeniceps Rex) Drive 4 Wildlife Paradise Wildlife Park 26.1K subscribers 3.5M views 3 years ago paradisewildlifepark Subscribe to our channel for more. “It would drive its sibling over to the side of the nest. Instead of welcoming the second chick, it's common for the first-born to start a violent rivalry. “On several occasions the older chick attacked its younger sibling, drawing blood,” said BBC producer Alex Lanchester. ![]() So, the first-born chicks are much bigger than the younger siblings. The second egg is just an insurance if anything happens to the first egg. Two eggs are laid with the intention of only one surviving. ![]() ![]() They found that many of the nests had two chicks, which were often born about five days apart from each other. The shoebill ( Balaeniceps rex) also known as the whalebill, whale-headed stork, and shoe-billed stork is a very large long-legged wading bird. Lots of raptors/birds of prey practise this. Shoebills can stay alive to see seven generations easily. (209) 82. Yet, one group of scientists were lucky enough to observe these young birds, and it wasn't as heartwarming as they imagined. The average lifespan of a shoebill stork ranges from 35 to 50 years, which is a long time, especially for birds. Shoebill birds are shy creatures, so it's rare to see the behaviors of chicks in the nest. ![]()
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