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Ibis

 

The Life of Animals | Ibis | The ibis is found inhabiting areas where there are large amounts of water.  There are roughly 30 different species of ibis found around the world, that Vary in size and color Depending on the species. The ibis can Vary in size from the tiny 5cm tall dwarf olive ibis to the giant ibis the which to grow to more than a meter in height and inhabiting the remote forests of Cambodia and southern parts of Laos.


Although the ibis is an omnivorous bird eats That Both plants and animals, there are plenty of aquatic species about, the ibis has more Carnivorous diet. The ibis Hunts Fish, Insects, small Reptiles, frogs, crabs and small Mammals, the which the ibis picks out of the mud using it's long and pointed beak. Due to the Relatively large size of the ibis, it has natural predators besides Few large birds of prey That Often steals the eggs of the ibis, or the young. Snakes are known to eat the ibis around the world, along with wild cats and foxes.

Ibis commonly nest close to a large amount of water Such as a river or a lake, with other water-birds Such as Herons.