Wrinkled Hornbill
Rhabdotorrhinus corrugatusGeographic Region: India, China, southeast Asia, Africa, Indonesia
Isn’t it Wild? Male and female hornbills will perform a courtship ritual with wing and tail displays, preening and feeding each other. Then the two will choose a hollow tree in which to build their nest. Once they breed, the female is “encased” inside the hollow. The male will close up the opening with mud, feces, and feathers. From then on, the male feeds the female while she sits on the nest.
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Height: 2 – 2.5 ft.
Weight: 3 lbs.
fruits, small animals, insects
Vulnerable
World of Adaptations
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Come explore a World of Adaptations! Animals face numerous challenges in the natural world such as finding shelter and enough food, avoiding predators, and finding mates. However, they have developed adaptations that increase their chances of survival. Adaptations can be physical; the tail of the wallaby helps it balance and change direction as it hops. Adaptations can also be behavioral; gibbons vocalize in the morning to announce their presence to other animals in the area. They can also be a combination of things such as a Komodo dragon’s impressive teeth, sharp claws, and deadly venom. Come and explore a World of Adaptations and see and hear the adaptations of these fascinating creatures including Elsie, the only Komodo dragon at any zoo in New England.
