Avian beer round – answers

1. What am I?
2. Where do I live? (Name the continent)
3. What is my main diet?
4. I am an internet star because of what aspect of my behaviour?
5. On the ICUN “Red List” am I Conservation Dependent, Vulnerable or Endangered?

The answers:

1. This prehistoric-looking bird is a Shoebill.
2. It lives in East Africa.
3. It is piscivorous and in particular eats a lot of lungfish.
4. It is the subject of an internet meme focussed on its ability to stand stock-still for long periods of time.
5. As a species it is classified as “Vulnerable”. On an individual basis it is quite feisty.