stackyFACTSLooking like a menacing prehistoric puppet is apparently not enough for this massive swamp bird. To establish territory and terrify competitors, the shoebill rapidly claps its massive wooden-looking beak together. The resulting acoustic shockwave sounds exactly like heavy automatic weapon fire echoing across the marsh.
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