Loftwing Inspiration – The Shoebill

Loftwing vs Shoebill

Zelda Informer pointed out something pretty cool the other day whatsapp multiple images. The birds in The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, known as ‘Loftwing‘ or Loftbirds, appear to be inspired by a real-life species, as you can see from the picture above samsung s4 mini herunterladen momentan nicht möglich. They are known as Shoebill, or Balaeniceps rex. They look a bit scary to me – indeed, an adult is capable of growing well over 4 feet tall, with a wingspan of over 8 feet kostenlose instagram sticker download. They don’t come in the colours the Loftbirds do, though – adults are usually grey whilst young ones brown. They are an endangered species, with approximately only five to eight thousand existing in the world adobe lightroom gratis downloaden. Don’t believe me? Check out Wikipedia!

The loftwing are used by the citizens of Skyloft to fly across the sky sketchup pro kostenlos herunterladen. Each inhabitant of Skyloft has their own Loftwing, but Link has his own special breed which was originally thought to be extinct – Link’s loftwing is a crimson colour, unlike others which are blue visitenkarten kostenlos herunterladen.