| FUN FACT |
| Gives a dramatic whooshing sound of wing-beats in flight. |
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It is a very large bird; head, back, wings and breast are black; belly, thighs and tail are white. They have upturned spiraling casque on top of their long, heavy bills. Males have orange or red eyes, females have whitish eyes.
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| DISTRIBUTION |
| Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo |
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| BREEDING |
| The nesting habits are interesting. The incubating females are usually sealed into tree hole nests with mud, leaving only a small aperture through which food can be passed by the male. When the young are hatched, the female breaks out but reseals the nest entrance again until the young are ready to leave. |
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| AT THE AVIARY |
| See this bird in the Rhinoceros Hornbills exhibit |
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