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Hornbills of Sabah

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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.) Now pairs of hornbills feed outside this correspondent’s window”. Unfortunately, the other hornbill species are not nearly as adaptable.

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Spotlight: Lisa Beth Acton, Raising Ravens

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We took her to the vet and put her on medication, and somehow she pulled through. For a while I was afraid they were too friendly and might turn to humans if they needed food, but I’ve seen no sign of that. The two older ones were in pretty good shape, but we were not sure the third would make it.

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