### animal | vertebrate | bird:

Stork
* All Storks have a spot marking on the head
  - storks adhere to serial monogamy
* Most storks are found in flocks except during the breeding season, when they pair off
  - capture prey
* Most storks eat fish
  - frogs, fish, insects, earthworms, and small birds or mammals
  - small fish
  - feed on fish
  - has-part wings
* Most storks have carnivorous diets
  - habits
* Most storks have unusual eat habits
  - make noise
  - possess ribs
  - prefer food
  - spread wings
  - use beaks
* Some storks are migratory
  - have ranges
  - possess eggs
* Use stork signs to point the way to the shower.
* are also beautiful in flight
  - among the gentlest of birds, known for taking great care of their young
  - animals
  - carnivores and hunt for food in wetlands, along bodies of water, and in grassy plains
  - diverse and unique, and they are dependent on marshlands for their survival
* are large birds that rely heavily on energy efficient soaring flight during migration
  - wading birds that live near swamps, marshes, lakes, and rivers
  - large, heavy birds that have a hard time staying in the air over large bodies of water
  - symbols of good luck
  - two sized such as largest stork and smallest stork
* begin moving into the vicinity of the colony several weeks before nesting begins.
* can glide for a long time on warm wind currents.
* consume a diet of fish, frogs, snakes and baby alligators
  - animal prey
* deliver babies.
* differ from other birds in that they have no muscles in their voice boxes.
* fly with outstretched neck and head
  - their necks stretched out
* glide on thermals, soaring to high altitudes.
* have a pantropical to warm temperate distribution
  - powerful wings and a wide wingspan
  - strong, long, and broad wings as adaptations for long distance flying
  - techniques
* includes air sacs
  - bird's feet
  - brains
  - breasts
  - cell membranes
  - cells
  - chest cavities
  - chests
  - corpi
  - cytoplasm
  - faces
  - flight feathers
  - lips
  - mouths
  - nuclei
  - plasma membranes
  - quill feathers
  - rib cages
  - sections
  - skulls
  - sterna
  - talons
  - wishbones
* is long sized bird which can belong to ciconiidae.
* lack a pharynx and are mute.
* marked birds are basically white with colored tail, flights, bib, and head.
* mean longevity.
* occur mainly in Africa, Asia, and Europe.
* often use soaring and gliding flight to conserve their energy while flying long distances.
* tend to use soaring, gliding flight, which conserves energy.
  - their long sharp beaks to catch fish and frogs
* usually associate and breed in colonies, often on rooftops or chimneys of human buildings.

### animal | vertebrate | bird | stork:

Black stork
* Most black storks feed on fish.
* Some black storks have ranges.

White stork
* Most white storks have legs.
* are common in agricultural areas near wetlands.
* avoid areas overgrown with tall grass and shrub.
* consume a wide variety of animal prey
* fly with their necks outstretched.
* tend to avoid areas that are overgrown with tall trees and shrubs.

Young stork
* Most young storks have legs.
* adopt adult plumage by their second summer.