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Geronticus eremita
The London Zoo has spread over a neighbouring channel, creating an area in which a bunch of birds are housed. Some in cages, some in the huge Snowdon Aviary. It houses some cranes, some ducks, green pheasants, buzzards – and Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita). Ugly-looking birds with a sad history of extinction in Europe.
London zoo
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Thanks to all.PS: Was it hard to sit still and I get this photo
Awesome bird & sadly critically endangered. There is an interesting article about them here http://irregulartimes.com/index.php/arch...
Ugly is in the eye of the beholder, I suppose. Unique yes, but I don't think this bird is ugly at all.
He was probably the inspration for some of the punk type hairstyles of today.
So bizzarre!
Wonderful !