Storks

In folklore, the storks are important animals which are used to deliver babies for people who want babies.

Folklore
When a stork finds a baby in a marsh, the bird puts it in a basket. The stork carries the basket in its beak then flies to a random home of an adult and then deliver it. The legend is very ancient, but is later popularized by Danish author H. C. Andersen in a 19th century story called, The Storks. Households also said to leave them treats for the storks to come for their children on the windowsills so they can eat.

The folklore about the white storks is different in some countries.

Dumbo (1941)
Several storks are seen in two brief appearances in the 1941 film, Dumbo. They first appear in the film's opening song. The notable stork in the film is Mr. Stork. They deliver baby animals to their parents in the circus. All the animals are having babies, but one animal (Mrs. Jumbo) didn't get one. During arrival, Mr. Stork delivers a baby to the maternal elephant. Mrs. Jumbo calls the baby "Jumbo Junior". The official name of the baby was Dumbo.

Pink Panther
Appearances


 * Pink Daddy

The stork is shown giving a baby to the Pink Panther. The character was originally going to have a baby of himself. However, the baby from the sack was an alligator. When the panther is bringing the alligator for a walk, the hatchling has escaped from its stroller. It meets an adoptive mother alligator. The panther tries to get the baby from the mother, but the father gets angry. The stork stops him that the hatchling belongs to its mother now. The stork later appears near the end of the short, giving the panther a new baby. The baby in the sack was a shark pup. The baby shark is unable to get inside the character's house.

Yoshi's Island series
The stork is featured in the first Yoshi game in the prequel of Super Mario Bros. The stork attempts to deliver Baby Mario to his mother, but is later attacked by Kamek. The stork is later rescued when Yoshi defeats Baby Bowser.

In its next appearance, the stork doesn't only help the Baby Mario and Baby Luigi, but also four new babies: Wario, Princess Peach, Donkey Kong, Wario, and Bowser. During gameplay, Yoshi will find a stop sign with a stork icon in some levels. When Yoshi is near it, the stork will deliver the player a random baby. There are more storks delivering multiple babies after the player defeats Bowser.

In its final appearance, the stork is attacked by Kamek again and the bird finds out the parents are not Mario and Luigi's.

Appearances:


 * Yoshi's Island


 * Yoshi's Island DS


 * Yoshi's New Island