AnimalsCroatia
Stork Fun facts for kids
Ciconiidae (the white stork is Ciconia ciconia)
The stork lives in marshes and fields in Europe and Africa and eats frogs, insects and worms.
- Where it lives
- in marshes and fields in Europe and Africa
- What it eats
- frogs, insects and worms
- How big it is
- about as tall as a small child
Fun facts about the stork
The ones Sammy likes best. She tells them in the game, too.
A stork has no real voice, so it clatters its long beak loudly, and the whole village can hear it!
On hot days, storks squirt their own poo onto their legs to cool down, and it makes their legs look white like chalk.
Sparrows and starlings often build their homes in the walls of a big stork nest, like flats in an apartment block.
A stork nest can be used for many, many years and grow wider than a bed and heavier than several grown-ups.
Storks can stand on one leg for a long time, tucking the other one into their belly feathers to keep it warm.
Storks can't flap their wings all the way to Africa, so they ride warm rising air up high and then glide.
Storks eat huge numbers of grasshoppers, so they are sometimes called the farmer's friend.
In old stories, storks bring new babies, and you can still see them on baby cards today.
Riddle
Can a friend guess it?
Read the clues to someone, one at a time, without saying the animal. How many clues do they need? Fewer is better, just like in the game.
Every spring I come back to Europe, and in autumn I fly all the way to Africa.
Sparrows and starlings often build their homes in the walls of my huge stick nest.
On hot days, I squirt my own poo onto my legs to cool down.
I have no real voice, so I clatter my long red beak loudly instead.
I nest on roofs and chimneys, and in old stories I bring new babies to families.
Sammy might be thinking of a stork.
In Thought Zoo, Sammy picks an animal and you ask her yes-or-no questions to find it. You'll find the stork in the Croatia adventure.
Play the CroatiaComing to iPad, iPhone and Android on 12 January 2027
