my dad bakes cakes and they asked him to bake a cake for a baby shower. the thing is he doesn't know what the baby shower bird is called. or what kind of bird it is called.
2007-03-23 13:48:27 · 19 answers · asked by Zaely G 1 in Pets ➔ Birds
It's a stork - and there's actually a legend behind it. StorkNet has a short simple version, so here goes...
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Do you ever wonder how the stork myth was created? The word stork comes from the Greek word "storge" which means "strong natural affection," an apt description of the stork. Known for taking extra special care of their parents and other elderly or sick storks, these monogamous birds often live for 70 years. Storks like to nest in chimney tops and return to the same chimney year after year.
Early Scandinavian naturalists noted such habits, and thus the stork symbolism seemed rather natural for the Norse legend that explained the sudden appearance of a new baby. Scandinavian mothers told their children that a stork brought their new baby via the chimney (kind of like Santa Claus!). To explain Mom's required bedrest after the stork brought the baby, children were told the stork bit Mom's leg before leaving which required her to stay in bed for a few days.
In the nineteenth century, Hans Christian Andersen wrote about the stork legend in his famous fairy tales. With the worldwide publication of his tales, Andersen helped carry the stork legend to the far corners of the globe . . . and now the internet!
2007-03-23 13:58:15 · answer #1 · answered by Fed_UP_with_work. 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called a Stork. The Stork is the bird that brings the baby to the parents.
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2007-03-23 13:53:14 · answer #2 · answered by rfejgi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a couple of birds that are used for babies and baby showers, though the one that most often comes to mind are the White Stork. They're an ancient symbol of fertility, so that's one reason why they're still popular today. The same goes for ducks and chicks, which also have very old fertility associations.
Otherwise, any small fluffy game bird baby works. These include but are not limited to goslings, quail chicks, ducklings, and chicken chicks.
2007-03-23 20:23:04 · answer #3 · answered by white_ravens_white_crows 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The traditional baby shower bird is the Stork.
2007-03-23 13:59:46 · answer #4 · answered by julialicious 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bird is called a Stork. Hope this helps your dad.
2007-03-23 13:53:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stork
2007-03-25 12:50:07 · answer #6 · answered by Goldilocks 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Stork
2007-03-23 13:52:17 · answer #7 · answered by Lesley M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bird is called a stork. It is said to carry the baby and put it on your doorstep. Hope this helps!!
2007-03-23 13:56:36 · answer #8 · answered by *♥Emily♥* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stork
2007-03-23 13:53:25 · answer #9 · answered by anothermauri 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the stork. Watch dumbo the movie. Thats him
2007-03-23 13:55:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋