Obituary

The shoebill stork — a prehistoric-looking bird that stands perfectly still and stares — became the internet's image of quiet menace and judgment. It died, unblinking, which was the only way it ever did anything.

Portrait: Olaf Oliviero Riemer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born

2016

Died

2020

Cause of death

Stared too hard

Last sighting

A 'me judging you' post, 2020

Resting place

Section Z, Row 1

Category

animal