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Kori Bustard 1

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Species: Kori Bustard; Riesentrappe/ Koritrappe (Ardeotis kori)

Location: Zoo Duisburg, Germany

Status: Least concern :)

Distribution: A large bird native to Africa; south of Sahara. It may be the heaviest bird capable of flight.

Life expectancy: 30 years

This is a large and heavy bird, and avoids flying if possible. It spends most of its time on the ground, foraging for the seeds and lizards which make up most of its diet.

Stands 60–90 cm (2.0–3.0 ft) tall.

They have polygynous breeding habits, where one male displays to attract several females and mates with them all. He then leaves the females to care for the young by themselves.
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Ragwyn's avatar
He or she is very lovely. :heart:

It's hard to take good photos from a zoo. But here I could imagine his or her natural environment.

You could have twisted the angle a bit more, so that the bird would look tremendous. At least for me, it's nicer to look avians from different perspectives.

Thanks to you I really need to see Africa better one day...