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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

Of course, their own mother is not the only threat to Wreathed Hornbill individuals. Other threats arise from illegal logging, hunting for bushmeat, and other body parts (feathers, beak, etc.) Of course, if I was locked into a small tree cavity with a bunch of kids, I would also seriously consider infanticide.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

10,000 Birds

We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. They bring us gifts daily – garbage, of course, marbles they surely stole from some poor child, water bottles, even car parts. The two older ones were in pretty good shape, but we were not sure the third would make it.

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