Searching for the “prehistoric” shoebill in the wetlands of Uganda (opens in new tab)

What stands nearly 150 centimeters (5 feet) tall, has a piercing glare, and can stay still like a statue for hours? Meet the solitary shoebill (Balaeniceps rex or B. rex), the “king of the marshes.” In this episode of NGen* (pronounced “Engine”), the first pan-African science show for kids and...