Did you know that the hornbills nest in the cavity of a large tree, where the female lays one or two eggs on the nest and the male on the outside of the tree, and the female will work together to seal up the female and her eggs inside? Rhulani's ranger Dean shows us a monogamous pair of hornbills today and tells us interesting details about their breeding habits.
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