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    The marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer) is a large wading bird in the stork family Ciconiidae native to sub-Saharan Africa. It breeds in both wet and...
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  • Marabou Stork Nightmares is an experimental novel by Irvine Welsh, and his second novel, published in the UK in 1995. The book's narrative is split into...
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    late nineteenth century. Storks are heavy, with wide wingspans: the marabou stork, with a wingspan of 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) and weight up to 8 kg (18 lb)...
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  • Haiti Marabou (weed), or el marabú in Cuba, the legume Dichrostachys cinerea Marabou stork, a large bird in the stork family Ciconiidae Marabou (fashion)...
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  • brand Marabou was created in Sweden; as the name Freja was already taken in Sweden, the company decided to name their Swedish branch after the stork in the...
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    in which he also appeared. Welsh's third book (and second novel), Marabou Stork Nightmares, alternates between a grim tale of thugs and schemes in sub-working...
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    Shoebill (redirect from Whale-headed Stork)
    aggression at a nearby marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus). Its wings are held flat while soaring and, as in the pelicans and the storks of the genus Leptoptilos...
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    dubius) is a member of the stork family, Ciconiidae. Its genus includes the lesser adjutant of Asia and the marabou stork of Africa. Once found widely...
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    Marabou (historically spelled marabout) describes a certain type of down feather trimming. Although it takes its name from the marabou stork whose undertail...
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    snails. Storks are threatened by habitat loss, pesticide use, and intentional hunting. Four species of stork—the milky stork, oriental stork, greater...
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    Leptoptilos (redirect from Adjutant Stork)
    (ptilos). Two species are resident breeders in southern Asia, and the marabou stork is found in Sub-Saharan Africa. These are huge birds, typically 110–150 cm...
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    a conflicting trademark in Sweden. The name Marabou was chosen instead and is based on the marabou stork which was part of Freia's logo at the time. Production...
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    called by the same name, today's "marabou" (sometimes spelled "marabout"), comes from domestic turkeys, as marabou storks are protected. For centuries, humans...
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    10 in) 7 Northern royal albatross Diomedea sanfordi 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 7 Marabou stork Leptoptilos crumenifer 3.2 m (10 ft 6 in) 8 Cinereous vulture Aegypius...
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  • hooligans committed in Marabou Stork Nightmares. "Ghostie" Gorman – Ghostie was among the rapists mentioned above in Marabou Stork Nightmares. In Filth...
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  • paperback) Pages 344 ISBN 0-7493-9606-7 OCLC 34832527 Dewey Decimal 823/.914 20 LC Class PR6073.E47 T73 1994 Followed by Porno Marabou Stork Nightmares ...
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    predators. Eggs and chicks may be eaten by raptors, crows, gulls, and the marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumenifer); an estimated half of the predation of greater...
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    buffalos and many species of birds, including the turning eagle and the marabou stork. The Sanda Kyarimi Park is named after Shehu Sanda Kyarimi the former...
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  • a human (and a grumpy old man, at that). He was then changed into a marabou stork, but complained again, so he became a monkey (Ouistiti Giscard des Singes)...
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    hornbill, blue crane, East African crowned crane, greater flamingo, Marabou stork, ostrich, pink-backed pelican, and Rüppell's griffon vulture. "Peter...
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    Egyptian goose, South African shelduck, African jacana, African skimmer, marabou stork, crested crane, African spoonbill, African darter, southern ground hornbill...
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    it is usually made instead from various types of feathers. Ostrich, marabou stork, and turkey are the most common feathers used, although non-feather...
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    and long-crested eagles, and the southernmost nesting site of the marabou stork. Eswatini is an absolute monarchy with constitutional provision and...
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    Meijer, Hanneke J.M.; Due, Rokus AWE (2010). "A new species of giant marabou stork (Aves: Ciconiiformes) from the Pleistocene of Liang Bua, Flores (Indonesia)"...
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  • Moominpappa. Unsuccessful at first, they finally find him with the help of a marabou stork who flies them up into the air. Reunited, the Moomin family and the...
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    among the storks are the neotropical jabiru (Jabiru mycteria), the Asian greater adjutant (Leptoptilos dubius) and the African marabou stork (L. crumeniferus)...
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  • four Canada geese, four cranes, two peacocks, seven flamingos, and a marabou stork; the only animal they turned down was a hippopotamus. Marshall and Hedren...
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  • the aye-aye, the proboscis monkey, the Chinese paddlefish, and the marabou stork. Continuing to dig around, the group (now including Sickinger) discover...
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    (1982). Wading birds of the world. Blandford Press. Hancock & Kushan, Storks, Ibises and Spoonbills of the World. Princeton University Press (1992),...
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    of bird. These include grey-headed kingfisher, sunbirds, bee-eaters, Marabou stork, tawny eagle, Verreaux's eagle, bateleur, vulturine guineafowl, yellow-necked...
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