ALL STORK: The
Marabou Stork, aka the 'undertaker bird', now living at Birdland, Gloucestershire.
The
marabou stork is one of the largest flying birds in the world, standing up to 4ft 11in tall with a wingspan approaching 9ft 6in.
Ultimately, the style and subject matter of
Marabou Stork Nightmares combine to make an incision into the layer of slothful acceptance and rationalization that covers society.
This interlude seems like a nod to Welsh's reputation as the "rave author"; indeed its paean to a new, Ecstasy-sponsored spirit of androgyny was probably inspired by
Marabou Stork Nightmares.
A 6-year-old, 7 kg, male, captive-born
marabou stork (Leptoptilos crumeniferus) was presented for swelling of the ventral air pouch of 1 month's duration.
Finding large birds of prey is common on islands, but I wasn't expecting to find a giant
marabou stork," Meijer said.
The deaths documented in birds receiving carprofen and flunixin included three black vultures and a spoonbill from Eurasia, a
Marabou stork from Africa, and, from the Americas, two Harris's hawks, a red-legged seriema, and two northern saw-whet owls.
From the original 1996 play's cast Ewen Bremner, who played Renton, has gone on to star as James VI in the Virgin Queen, Michelle Gomez who played Alison has gone on to star in Green Wing, Billy Boyd, who played Tommy, popped up in Lord of the Rings as Pippin and director Hary Gibson has gone on to make a name for himself adapting Welsh's other novel
Marabou Stork Nightmares for theatre.
BOOKS: Repetitive Beat Generation, Ecstasy,
Marabou Stork Nightmares, The Acid House, Trainspotting, 4Play, Glue and Porno, the follow-up toTrainspotting.
"A five-month-old African
Marabou Stork from Holland called Mandy has also just arrived.
The wildlife centre is also celebrating the arrival of a five-month-old African
Marabou Stork, which has never been seen in the region before.
Irvine is best known for writing successful books including Trainspotting, The Acid House (both of which were adapted into movies) and
Marabou Stork Nightmares, but recently made an 18-minute short film called Nuts about a man with testicular cancer.
