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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:bird
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gptkbp:adaptations
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gptkb:camouflage
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gptkbp:behavior
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solitary
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gptkbp:breeding_behavior
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courtship displays
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gptkbp:breeding_season
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wet season
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gptkbp:call
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deep booming sounds
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gptkbp:clutch_size
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1 to 3 eggs
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gptkbp:coloration
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brown and mottled
darker than juveniles
gray and blue
large and shoe-shaped
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gptkbp:conservation_efforts
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habitat protection initiatives
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gptkbp:conservation_status
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Vulnerable
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gptkbp:cultural_significance
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symbol of wetlands
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gptkbp:diet
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gptkb:fish
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gptkbp:discovery
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described in 1850s
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gptkbp:egg_color
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gptkb:white
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Balaenicipitidae
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gptkbp:fledging_period
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3 months
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gptkbp:foraging_behavior
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ambush predator
standing and waiting
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gptkbp:fossil_record
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ancient relatives known
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gptkbp:habitat
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swamps
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gptkbp:habitat_preference
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marshy areas
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gptkbp:habitat_range
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Zambezi River basin
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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The Shoe Bird
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gptkbp:incubation_period
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30 days
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gptkbp:length
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up to 1.5 meters
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gptkbp:lifespan
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35 years
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gptkbp:local_names
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gptkb:Shoebill
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gptkbp:mating_system
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monogamous
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gptkbp:migration
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non-migratory
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gptkbp:native_to
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Central Africa
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gptkbp:nest_location
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on trees or reeds
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gptkbp:nest_material
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sticks and reeds
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gptkbp:nesting
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platform nests
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gptkbp:population_trend
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decreasing
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gptkbp:predators
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large snakes
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gptkbp:related_species
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herons
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gptkbp:reproduction
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lay 1 to 3 eggs
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gptkbp:research_interest
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ornithologists
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gptkbp:scientific_classification
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gptkb:Aves
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gptkbp:scientific_name
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gptkb:Balaeniceps_rex
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gptkbp:size
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5 to 8 kg
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gptkbp:social_behavior
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occasionally seen in pairs
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gptkbp:social_structure
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territorial
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gptkbp:status
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protected species
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gptkbp:threats
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habitat loss
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gptkbp:tourism_impact
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attracts birdwatchers
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gptkbp:vision
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excellent eyesight
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gptkbp:vocalization
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distinctive calls
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gptkbp:weight
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4 to 7 kg
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gptkbp:wildlife
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common in zoos
not critically endangered
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gptkbp:wingspan
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up to 2.5 meters
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gptkbp:young
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chicks
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Eudora_Welty
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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