The great hornbill
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The Great Hornbill • Native to south and south east Asia. • Distinctive yellow casque on top of the beak. It is 95-120 cms in length weighing about 3kgs.They have prominent eyelashes.Females have pinkish orbital skin. • Feed mostly on fruits but their diet also includes small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects. • Live in small groups or flocks of upto 40 birds. • Hunted by tribesmen for meat, feathers and beak (which is used in making charms,jwellery. • Called homrai in Nepal, meaning ‘King of the forest’. • A great hornbill named William was the model for the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
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The Great Hornbill• Native to south and south east Asia.
• Distinctive yellow casque on top of the beak. It is 95-120 cms in length weighing about 3kgs.They have prominent eyelashes.Females have pinkish orbital skin.
• Feed mostly on fruits but their diet also includes small mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, and insects.
• Live in small groups or flocks of upto 40 birds.
• Hunted by tribesmen for meat, feathers and beak (which is used in making charms,jwellery.
• Called homrai in Nepal, meaning ‘King of the forest’.
• A great hornbill named William was the model for the logo of the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS).
Hornbill Festival
• Annual celebration held in the first week of December in Kohima.
• Fest includes colourful costumes and performances, parades, traditional danceforms, paintings, sculptors by naga artists, exhibitions, rituals, sports, food fairs, games and ceremonies.
