As for chicks, they make a hiccup-like sound that indicates they are hungry.ДЄLSO READ: Fun Fact: Is This A Creepy Bird With Multiple Legs? Apparently Not!ДЄccording to Africa Freak, shoebill storks are very territorial, so they live in solitary. They clap their lower jaw and upper jaw together to produce a hollow sound. Shoebills are able to make this sound using a technique known as gular fluttering or the vibrating of the throat muscles to dissipate heat.

Shoebill makes this loud bill-clattering display to attract a partner although it may sound scary to humans, it sounds attractive to these birds, especially during nesting season. It is very loud and scary that sounds like a hippopotamus calling. This 'bill-clattering behavior' is also observed when they are greeting another bird. Shoebills are mostly silent as they wait for their prey, but they produce a strange sound that is not common among birds.Дuring nesting, the adult shoebill makes awesome machine gun noises, Africa Freak reported. According to Soothing Nature, this fishing technique is called 'collapsing,' wherein it involves lunging or falling forward to their prey.Д«ut that is not the only amazing thing about them. By the time a lungfish comes up for air, it would be already too late to notice this lethal prehistoric-looking bird. Shoebill can stay motionless for many hours so that it will not get noticed by its prey.

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