People sometimes call the marabou stork the undertaker bird because from behind it often looks like it is wearing a long black cloak, has a hunched appearance and has white on top, similar to hair. They also congregate around dead animals, that they can feed from.
14. They have sensitive bills The beaks of marabous are very sensitive to their surroundings. When searching for food whether on land or in water, they use their beaks to locate it and then snap it up.
20. Appearance The Marabou stork is a large scavenger that is found in Africa, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair". The marabou is unmistakable due to its size, bare head and neck, huge bill, a pink gular sac at its throat (crumenifer(us) - means "carrier of a pouch for money"), and a neck ruff. The male and the female are alike, but the young bird is browner and has a smaller bill.
2. Its wingspan is one of the largest of any land birds on the planet From tip to tip a marabou’s wingspan can reach over 12 feet (3.7m), making it one of the largest of any land bird on earth. While some reports suggest their wingspan can grow as large as 13 feet (4m), these are unverified. Typically their wingspan will be between 225-287 cm (7-9 ft).
4. They are bald for a reason Just like vultures, these storks have long necks and bald heads. This is an adaptation that helps them stay cleaner when putting their heads inside carrion and stops blood from matting and clogging up any feathers.
13. They retract their necks when they fly Much like many heron species, the marabou stork pulls its neck back into an S shape when it is in flight. This is different to other types of stork who keep their necks elongated when flying. The marabou is thought to do this to help take the weight of their beaks and also make them more streamlined.
12. They have hollow bones The bones in the marabou’s legs and toes are hollow. This is an important adaptation that has allowed this huge bird to fly.
@@8_bit_idiot212 And now, now...everyone was looking at him. He had to reach up top to get to the rocaine at the top. (slurp) (click) (insert this video here)
10. They can show ill-temper Marabous and humans live in many of the same areas and this stork has become very used to this. At times however, especially when things are more tense during the breeding seasons, marabous have been known to snap at each other but also at humans who may be in the area too.
8. Marabou feathers were used in fashion The soft feathers on the tails of marabou storks were used in the past to make scarves and also to trim certain items of clothing, such as hats, and shawls.
16. Their name links to a money sack The Latin name for a marabou stork is Leptoptilos crumenifer. The word crumenifer is the Latin word for a money bag that was worn around the neck. This is thought to link to the way the gular sac looks, hanging down from the throat.
9. They love bush fire During bushfires and burning, instead of fleeing the fire, marabous will head towards them. This is so they can make the most of all the animals that will be trying to get away.
19. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer ) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".
23Diet and Nutrition Marabou storks are scavengers and feed mainly on carrion. However, they occasionally eat other birds including pigeons, doves, pelican and cormorant chicks, and even flamingos. During the breeding season, adult marabous take mostly small, live prey since nestlings need this kind of food to survive. Common prey at this time may consist of fish, frogs, insects, eggs, small mammals, and reptiles such as crocodile hatchlings and eggs, and lizards and snakes.
24. Mating Habits Marabou storks are monogamous and form strong pair bonds that last for life. They breed in colonies, starting during the dry season when food is more readily available as the pools shrink. Males attract the female with bill-rattling courtship displays and their throat sac is also used to make various noises at that time. Marabous build a small nest in a tree made of sticks and line it with twigs and green leaves. The female 2-3 eggs which hatch after an incubation period of 30 days. At hatching, the chicks are fed by both parents and fledge between 13 and 15 weeks of age. They remain with their parents for about another 4 months and reach reproductive maturity at 4 years of age.
11. They occassionally eat other birds, even flamingos While this powerful bird mainly eats carrion and scraps, it will occassionally eat other birds and chicks, such as pigeons, doves and even flamingos
7. Marabous can fly high These storks are known to fly high up in the air looking for food and utilising thermals. They have been seen as high up as 13,000 feet.
17. 64% of marabous survive the first year Survival rates of young animals in the wild are generally very low, due to predatation, disease and more. However, survival rates of marabou storks are quite positive, and higher than other species, such as white storks. They can live up to 25 years in the wild, and 40 in captivity.
15. They may look lazy It may appear that marabous spend a lot of time just standing around. This however is not true. While standing they are conserving energy and also spending time digesting fully. Also they may spread out their wings during this time to help catch sun rays and warm up.
22. Habits and Lifestyle Marabou storks are social birds and often gather in groups near lakes or rivers. They are generally silent but may sometimes make grunts, croak with their throat sac or rattle their bills. These large and powerful birds eat mainly carrion, scraps, and feces but will opportunistically eat almost any animal matter they can swallow. Marabou storks feed by day soaring high over the open country looking for food or frequently follow vultures which lead them to carrion. When feeding on carrion, marabous may wait for the vultures to cast aside a piece, steal a piece of meat directly from the vulture or wait until the vultures are done. Marabous will also forage by wading in shallow water using their sensitive bills. When prey touches the bill it snaps shut and the bird swallows its catch. Increasingly, marabous have become dependent on human garbage and hundreds of these huge birds are seen around African dumps or waiting for a hand out in urban areas. Marabous eating human garbage have been seen to devour virtually anything that they can swallow, including even shoes and pieces of metal.
25. Population Marabou storks are not endangered at present; however, in Nigeria, these birds are frequently hunted and used in trade at traditional medicine markets. Population number According to the Environmental Information Service Namibia research, the total population size of the Marabou stork is around 100,000-300,000 individuals. According to the Oiseaux-birds resource, the total population size of this species was 200,000/500,000 individuals in 2006. Overall, currently, Marabou storks are classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and their numbers today are increasing. Ecological niche Marabou storks perform an important natural function in their ecosystem by cleaning areas via their ingestion of carrion and waste; this way they help to control the breakout and spread of various diseases.
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''you'll find it on the other hans from hollywood'' 🤣🤣🤣
Hip hop
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Good to see that YTPs of Michael Rosen keep coming out to this day. This will never get old. 😂
7:15 this part is hilarious! 🤣
We don’t get these sorts of YTP’s anymore, glad it still lives on
''so I peeled it off MY DAD.'' 🤣🤣🤣
6:57 "It was then, I notice of Michael, he GO TO SLEEP, GO TO SL..." couldn't contain my laughter here
"I'm gonna tell you something that will burn your brain"
For me, that would be anxiety and depression I guess 🙂
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This really burned my brain
But it was a great video:) keep it up James!
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@@jamesdevine02 I’m making a Micheal Rosen video that’s currently in the works
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6:30 Her husband was a bus 😂
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People sometimes call the marabou stork the undertaker bird because from behind it often looks like it is wearing a long black cloak, has a hunched appearance and has white on top, similar to hair.
They also congregate around dead animals, that they can feed from.
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This is the highest praise I could hope to receive. Thank you!
14. They have sensitive bills
The beaks of marabous are very sensitive to their surroundings. When searching for food whether on land or in water, they use their beaks to locate it and then snap it up.
20. Appearance
The Marabou stork is a large scavenger that is found in Africa, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair". The marabou is unmistakable due to its size, bare head and neck, huge bill, a pink gular sac at its throat (crumenifer(us) - means "carrier of a pouch for money"), and a neck ruff. The male and the female are alike, but the young bird is browner and has a smaller bill.
2. Its wingspan is one of the largest of any land birds on the planet
From tip to tip a marabou’s wingspan can reach over 12 feet (3.7m), making it one of the largest of any land bird on earth.
While some reports suggest their wingspan can grow as large as 13 feet (4m), these are unverified. Typically their wingspan will be between 225-287 cm (7-9 ft).
4. They are bald for a reason
Just like vultures, these storks have long necks and bald heads.
This is an adaptation that helps them stay cleaner when putting their heads inside carrion and stops blood from matting and clogging up any feathers.
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13. They retract their necks when they fly
Much like many heron species, the marabou stork pulls its neck back into an S shape when it is in flight. This is different to other types of stork who keep their necks elongated when flying.
The marabou is thought to do this to help take the weight of their beaks and also make them more streamlined.
12. They have hollow bones
The bones in the marabou’s legs and toes are hollow. This is an important adaptation that has allowed this huge bird to fly.
3. A group of marabous is known as a flight, muster or phalanx
Marabous can be seen in large groups and colonies often in trees.
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You know he’s trying to get off that rocaine.
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@@jamesdevine02 and a big SPOON to eat it with
@@8_bit_idiot212 And now, now...everyone was looking at him. He had to reach up top to get to the rocaine at the top. (slurp) (click)
(insert this video here)
This would be incoherent if you didn't know every Michael Rosen line by heart. If you do, this is literal gold
''I'm telling you that was a puzzle 2.''
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6. Their gular sacs are huge!
The marabou’s gular sac, which is mainly used to help find a mate can be up to 45cm long before it is even inflated.
10. They can show ill-temper
Marabous and humans live in many of the same areas and this stork has become very used to this.
At times however, especially when things are more tense during the breeding seasons, marabous have been known to snap at each other but also at humans who may be in the area too.
8. Marabou feathers were used in fashion
The soft feathers on the tails of marabou storks were used in the past to make scarves and also to trim certain items of clothing, such as hats, and shawls.
“Ima gonna tell you something that will burger”😂 Im dead (sry for being late)
No apology needed! That was one of my favourite parts too 😂
16. Their name links to a money sack
The Latin name for a marabou stork is Leptoptilos crumenifer. The word crumenifer is the Latin word for a money bag that was worn around the neck.
This is thought to link to the way the gular sac looks, hanging down from the throat.
9. They love bush fire
During bushfires and burning, instead of fleeing the fire, marabous will head towards them. This is so they can make the most of all the animals that will be trying to get away.
"Me and my brother had to babysit me"
18. In some countries they are hunted
In certain countries, such as Nigeria, they are hunted and used in traditional medicines
19. The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer ) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae. It breeds in Africa south of the Sahara, in both wet and arid habitats, often near human habitation, especially landfill sites. It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hair".
23Diet and Nutrition
Marabou storks are scavengers and feed mainly on carrion. However, they occasionally eat other birds including pigeons, doves, pelican and cormorant chicks, and even flamingos. During the breeding season, adult marabous take mostly small, live prey since nestlings need this kind of food to survive. Common prey at this time may consist of fish, frogs, insects, eggs, small mammals, and reptiles such as crocodile hatchlings and eggs, and lizards and snakes.
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24. Mating Habits
Marabou storks are monogamous and form strong pair bonds that last for life. They breed in colonies, starting during the dry season when food is more readily available as the pools shrink. Males attract the female with bill-rattling courtship displays and their throat sac is also used to make various noises at that time. Marabous build a small nest in a tree made of sticks and line it with twigs and green leaves. The female 2-3 eggs which hatch after an incubation period of 30 days. At hatching, the chicks are fed by both parents and fledge between 13 and 15 weeks of age. They remain with their parents for about another 4 months and reach reproductive maturity at 4 years of age.
11. They occassionally eat other birds, even flamingos
While this powerful bird mainly eats carrion and scraps, it will occassionally eat other birds and chicks, such as pigeons, doves and even flamingos
7. Marabous can fly high
These storks are known to fly high up in the air looking for food and utilising thermals. They have been seen as high up as 13,000 feet.
This was very clever.
17. 64% of marabous survive the first year
Survival rates of young animals in the wild are generally very low, due to predatation, disease and more. However, survival rates of marabou storks are quite positive, and higher than other species, such as white storks. They can live up to 25 years in the wild, and 40 in captivity.
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15. They may look lazy
It may appear that marabous spend a lot of time just standing around. This however is not true.
While standing they are conserving energy and also spending time digesting fully. Also they may spread out their wings during this time to help catch sun rays and warm up.
26. Ive run out of things to say but great video.
Why have I watched this?
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22. Habits and Lifestyle
Marabou storks are social birds and often gather in groups near lakes or rivers. They are generally silent but may sometimes make grunts, croak with their throat sac or rattle their bills. These large and powerful birds eat mainly carrion, scraps, and feces but will opportunistically eat almost any animal matter they can swallow. Marabou storks feed by day soaring high over the open country looking for food or frequently follow vultures which lead them to carrion. When feeding on carrion, marabous may wait for the vultures to cast aside a piece, steal a piece of meat directly from the vulture or wait until the vultures are done. Marabous will also forage by wading in shallow water using their sensitive bills. When prey touches the bill it snaps shut and the bird swallows its catch. Increasingly, marabous have become dependent on human garbage and hundreds of these huge birds are seen around African dumps or waiting for a hand out in urban areas. Marabous eating human garbage have been seen to devour virtually anything that they can swallow, including even shoes and pieces of metal.
Is nobody going to address the person talking about the marabou stork in the comments?
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25. Population
Marabou storks are not endangered at present; however, in Nigeria, these birds are frequently hunted and used in trade at traditional medicine markets.
Population number
According to the Environmental Information Service Namibia research, the total population size of the Marabou stork is around 100,000-300,000 individuals. According to the Oiseaux-birds resource, the total population size of this species was 200,000/500,000 individuals in 2006. Overall, currently, Marabou storks are classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List and their numbers today are increasing.
Ecological niche
Marabou storks perform an important natural function in their ecosystem by cleaning areas via their ingestion of carrion and waste; this way they help to control the breakout and spread of various diseases.
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You asked for it.
HOLY SHIT this is incredible, I look forward to learning about the Marabou in more detail. You are doing God's work
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