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Puzzle 12 · October 23, 2026 · Animals · level extreme

Shoebill: would you have recognised it under the tiles?

This photo was Unvil’s mystery photo of the day. It was fully hidden under a mosaic of tiles: every close word knocked some down until the answer, “Shoebill”, was found.

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A large blue-grey bird with a huge clog-shaped bill, standing among broad leaves and reed stems.
Shoebill · Photo : Eric Inafuku, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Shoebill in a few words

Large bird of the East African swamps (up to 1.4 m tall), the only member of its family. Its massive bill lets it catch lungfish, catfish and even young crocodiles. The species is listed as vulnerable.

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