var arrayFacts = [ "Mother Stork:

The Hebrew word for stork means kind mother. The stork is incredibly maternal, and would risk its own life to defend its young.

Both male and female storks have even been known to remain with their chicks during fires if they are too young to fly away!", "Attack of the Killer Stork!

In the 1970's, a giant bird that resembled a pterodactyl was spotted in Texas. Witnesses described the bird as five feet tall, with a wingspan of 12 feet!

Locals attributed cattle attacks to the bird (actually, coyotes were the culprits) and feared for their children's safety.

Finally, scientists reported that a giant stork that had gotten lost during its migration, winding up in the Rio Grande Valley, and sightings of the giant pterodactyl dwindled.", "A Beak for Every Occasion:

The size and shape of a stork's beak depends on whether the bird feeds on insects, amphibians, fish, reptiles, or moles and rodents.

For example, the Scavenger Stork has a large bill, which allows it to tear thick strips of meat off dead mammals. Other storks use their beaks to scoop up fish while in mid-flight.", "Small Chick, Big Appetite:

For the first three or four weeks of life, stork chicks eat vast amounts of food (up to 60% of their weight in one feeding)!", "Even Storks Have Bald Patches:

Storks have patches with no skin on their heads and necks, which turn bright colors when they are trying to attract a mate.

The wooly-necked stork has these spots for display purposes. The bare spots emphasize the ruffled feathers that pooch out around the necks of these storks, just like a fluffy collar.", "These Legs Ain't Just for Show:

A stork's fabulously long legs have a purpose. They allow the stork to stand in deep water to scan for food, step around the tallest reeds and grasses, and run like the wind.", "Birds of a Feather...

Storks live together in groups as small as two or three pairs and as large as thousands of birds in one colony. ", "Learn from the Stork:

Stork share their breeding grounds with other bird species. In Africa, Abdim's storks, yellow-backed storks, ibises, pelicans, and marabou storks live together and are mixed within the colony. ", "Cluck, Clack:

Storks have been known to rub their bills together repeatedly to make loud clucking noises.

This is typically done during mating though they make different types of clucking and clacking sounds after the breeding season.", "Beautiful Bird or Sneaky Scavenger?

Marabou storks get most of their food by scavenging. They are attracted to lion kills, domestic stock yards, plowed fields and rubbish piles. They also eat carrion and need to eat 25 ounces of food per day.", "Graceful on the Ground and in Flight:

The stork glides on air currents, so it does not have to flap its wings very often. Thanks to this flight strategy, it is able to soar over land and sea for great distances. ", "The Castle of Nests:

Stork nests are often very large, some over 6 feet in diameter and about 10 feet in depth!", "Stork Bites:

The small, reddish patches often found on a newborn's face (clusters of developing veins that soon fade) are sometimes called 'stork bites'.", "Stork Symbolism:

The white stork is the symbol of The Hague in the Netherlands. It is also the unofficial symbol of Poland, as about 25 percent of all European storks breed in this central European country.", "Stork Story:

Where did the word 'stork' come from? Originally from the Proto Germanic word 'sturkaz' (compare Old Norse 'stork', and Old High German 'storah').

Nearly every Germanic language has a form of this proto language to indicate the stork.", "That Strange Stork Fable:

The folk tale that storks fly babies to the homes of their parents is mainly from Dutch and Northern German nursery stories. ", "The Stork in Victorian Times:

When prudish parents in Victorian times sought to avoid telling their children the details of human reproduction, the stork fable came in handy.

This popular story was derived from the superstition that storks heralded happiness and prosperity.", "Fire Bird:

Marabou storks are attracted to grass fires. They march in front of the advancing fire grabbing animals that are fleeing the flames.", "One Tough Stork:

The New World vulture is actually a type of stork!", ];