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Photo of a mother shoebill and chick in Uganda goes viral

Users debate the shoebill's evolutionary ancestry

3 Sep 12 10:27 AM · 11d ago · 11 comments · 1 source · development 3 of 4

Commenters speculate the bird descends from terror birds or dinosaurs directly, prompting others to correct the record on its actual closest relatives.

“Shoebills are not at all related to terror birds. They're related to pelicans and herons. The closest living relatives to Terror Birds are seriemas.”

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