Some birds are taller than you and some can even kill you while others run so fast they astonished the world. So now your chance to be amazed while learning more about these incredible birds.
No. 10: Wandering Albatross
This is a magnificent bird as it can fly really long distances and has one of the longest wingspan in the world with a whopping 11.4 feet. Another characteristic of this great bird is that he can travel hundreds of miles without flapping its wings. Its journey is such that it can circumnavigate the entire Antarctic ocean three times in one year, that it'd be over 75,000 miles. Despite its large wings, its body length is shorter as it's up to 4.42 feet and weighs 20.8 pounds, which doesn't make it small. in proportion to its long wingspan. The wandering albatross is generally found across all the oceans in the southern hemisphere, where it always travels and makes few stops just to eat or breathe. I'd like to travel as much as them and you.
No.9: California Cornor
The California condor is native to the states of California, Utah, Arizona, and some parts of Baja California in Mexico. Its size in mid air is quite striking not only for its colours, but also for its large wingspan that stretches 9.8 feet long. It's one of the biggest birds in North America, with a length ranging from 3.7 to 4.58 feet, plus its weight of up to 26 pounds makes it a great glider through this guise of its desert habitat is California condor is a scavenger that waits a few days circling the skies and keeps its food on target until it dies. Then it starts eating the softer parts of the prey with its strong and powerful beak of feast for this con door.
No. 8: Shoebill Stork
The Shoebill stork is a somewhat rare African birth to twins vulnerable status and its natural habitat. Its most striking feature is its fake wood that distinctive and unsightly shoe shape. It uses said beaks to hunt lunch, which can be snakes, fish, and even baby crocodiles. This bird has an average height of 4.58 feet and weighs up to 12 pounds. Although its legs are long, its plumage is plain, which makes it look unremarkable and even a little clumsy. However, the Shoebill stork is famous for its slow movements and standing still for a long time, resembling a statue. It only moves if disturbed or two weeks, would you be able to stand still for so long doing nothing? I wouldn't.
No. 7: Andean Condor
Andean Condor, sacred giants and somewhat frightening. It's vulture appearances between elegant and scruffy with its black and white plumage and wrinkled head. The Andean Condor can travel over 120 miles in one day looking for its food. It usually eats the corpses of llamas, alpacas and guanacos with a title 4.65 feet, a weight of 28 pounds and a wingspan of about 10.4 feet. It's a great scavenger and unique guardian of the skies. The Andean Condor is almost immortal. This is due to its incredible longevity of up to 79 years as with a condor from Beardsley zoo in Connecticut, US unbelievable.
No. 6: Flamingo
I know you've seen flamingos or at least you know what kind of bird I'm talking about those with fancy reddish colours, long legs and feet bent downwards. Here it is, first of all the greater Flamingo with an average height of 4.9 feet. Though the largest specimen had been recorded at 5.9 feet tall and weighed up to 9.9 pounds. It's one of the most elegant birds in Africa, the Middle East, Southern Europe and even India. On the other hand, there's the American Flamingo which is found along the Caribbean coasts and the Galapagos Islands. What stands out the most is its reddish pink plumage and its height of up to 4.75 feet, which makes it a little shorter than its cousin from the old world, though there's enough room for two big beautiful flamingos on this huge and diverse planets.
No. 5: Marabou stork
A fearsome African creature, The Marabou stork stands out for being a quite large and u Leeper. It's somewhat shocking to see as a good scavenger, he only feeds on dead animal remains or even faeces of other animals. This not so nice bird is rather large, reaching about five feet tall and weighing up to 20 pounds. Its wingspan is also astounding as it stretches to an incredible 12 feet. That makes it a very massive and striking bird. The Marabou stork eat small animals and even small crocodiles or snakes, it's common to see it around the garbage outside the cities of the continent. So you'll very likely see and if you go on a trip to Africa, but it can be dangerous when refused to keep that in mind.
No. 4: Cassowary
Here I'll introduce you to two particular species of the Cassowary family which surely if you keep up with the trend Mac's videos, you already know pretty well, the castle where he's in this position, or the doors are in southern castle, where both species usually measure up to 5.9 feet tall and weigh 187 pounds. However, a southern castle where he specimen reached 6.2 feet tall, which makes it slightly imposing than its northern cousin. What's interesting about Cassowary is their dark plumage over their body, extremely strong legs, blue colored head and horn light crest on top of the head. They're very solitary birds and usually roam around Indonesia, New Guinea, and even Northern Australia. depending on the species. Its main food is fruits, and it usually eats hundreds of them. Plus, it also expels the intact seeds and its species which helps repopulate the forests in its natural habitat. Also, it feeds on some insects or small vertebrates.
No. 3: Greater Rhea
You're now in South America. Imagine spotting something similar to an ostrich but it isn't. Because the greater Rhea doesn't fly, however, its entire body of up to six feet tall and weight of up to 60 pounds is adapted for running and it isn't slow at all. Its wings seem ornamental, and they partly are but they give that perfect boost to keep running. The greater Rhea eat seeds, grains, fruits, insects, small mammals, some reptiles and even other chicks. However, this bird isn't safe from humans, since it's highly used for food as well as for its leather, feathers and eggs. Fun fact a greater Rhea can be mistaken for a giant tarantula if it's sleeping on the ground. If you travel around South America, you might run into one.
No. 2: Emu
Emu is doesn't fly. It's rather heavy and one of the biggest birds in the world. The emu is native to the large Australian Island and stands out for its very characteristic life brown plumage and kind of ugly in my opinion. But more importantly, it has quite strong legs, enabling them to reach great speeds of 31 miles per hour if necessary. Of course, this bird can weigh up to 132 pounds, and in this case, females are usually slightly larger, reaching a total of 6.2 feet tall. Interestingly enough, this ear has three toes on each leg instead of four like other birds, but that's because these three big toes are for running better. Another feature that helps its performance is its feathers as they have a wall like appearance and texture. Said characteristics provide isolation from the really strong Australian sun which makes the EMU a highly active bird during the day.
No. 1: Common Ostrich
