10,000 Birds
OCTOBER 9, 2023
One paper describes them breeding in a human settlement in abandoned clay jars. Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.) Like the other hornbills, it nests in a tree cavity, in which the female seals herself in using droppings and food remains.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 14, 2015
We also try to re-nest uninjured baby birds so we don’t interfere with a bird’s breeding cycle. Did you know a bird’s body has the ability to seal a small puncture wound within minutes? It is illegal to keep a wild bird. Wild bird rehabilitators want bird parents to feed their own babies. After all, “Mother knows best.”
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