An extremely rare ‘dinosaur’ bird – the only one of its kind in the United Kingdom – is patiently waiting for a lifelong mate to help save her entire species.
Abou the female shoebill (Balaeniceps rex) that has recently arrived at Exmoor Zoo, in Barnstaple, Devon, in western England, as part of an international breeding program to save her species.
The unique looking bird is just one of eleven shoebills in the world currently in captivity – and now the only one in the UK.
