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Hornbills of Sabah

10,000 Birds

One solution employed at Kinabatangan is the use of artificial nesting holes – they look fairly unattractive in my eyes but seem to be accepted by Rhinoceros Hornbills. Apparently, a single team of traditional dancers uses about 400 rhinoceros hornbill feathers, which involves killing 40 birds ( source ).

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Birding the Kruger Park (2): Bateleur area

10,000 Birds

The Natal Spurfowl forages on rhinoceros and elephant dung (HBW) and does so without complaining. Studies on improving ostrich egg hatchability. Also, I learned that in the US , ostrich eggs are priced at $40-$75. Each fresh egg weighs 4 pounds and is the equivalent of 24 chicken eggs. . Ostrich industry in Egypt.

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