European White Stork

Ciconia ciconia

NATURAL HABITAT
The European white stork prefers open lands without tall trees or thick vegetation, usually in or near wetlands.

DIET
IN THE WILD – Insects, worms, frogs, fish, lizards, snakes and small rodents
IN THE ZOO – Fish, meat and specially formulated grain

FASCINATING FACTS

• Build large nests that can reach lengths of more than 7-feet across
• Can eat up to 60 percent of body weight per day
• Fly by soaring on warm air currents, with long, broad wings
  that flap occasionally
• Nest on roofs and chimneys of houses in the spring