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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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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