It is sometimes called the "undertaker bird" due to its shape from behind: cloak-like wings and back, skinny white legs, and sometimes a large white mass of "hairThe marabou stork is a massive ...

Head: Bald pink head with black spots. Small red patch on back ... Some people find the Marabou Stork a very unattractive bird. Others think it is dirty because it is found near trash and dead ...

The giant marabou stork grew up to 6ft tall, weighed 35lbs and would have towered over the adult hobbits, who were just 3ft tall. Although there was no evidence that it preyed on the tiny humans ...