Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia

Megan Loftie-Eaton

doi:10.15641/bo.351

Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia

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Megan Loftie-Eaton

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https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.351

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This paper describes an observation of a Shoebill actively taking a bath, a behaviour which appears not to have been recorded in the wild. A sequence of photographs was taken of the event, and these are presented as a visual record of the behaviour.

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2016-08-27

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Loftie-Eaton, M. (2016). Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill Balaeniceps rex in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia. Biodiversity Observations, 7, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.15641/bo.351

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Interesting behavioural observation of a Shoebill <i>Balaeniceps rex</i> in the Bangweulu Wetlands, Zambia

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