“Many visitors think it’s a statue”: how the African Shoebill bird lives in the Moscow Zoo

Shoebills appeared at the Moscow Zoo in the summer of 2024. The huge beak, fixed gaze and almost prehistoric silhouette quickly ensured the African birds' status as visitors' favorites. Leading zoologist at the Moscow Zoo Alexander Pavlov told RT why the shoebill can stand motionless for hours, how it recognizes familiar people, why it bows and why this bird remains a rarity for zoos around the world. Read more