History:

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• Large beak, topped with a bony prominence called a casque

• Long eyelashes, distinct facial markings

• Long legs help them forage

• Males have blue and red coloration on their throats, females are only blue

• Diet: beetles, larvae, spiders and vertebrate prey like lizards and tortoises.

• Also feeds on fallen fruits and seeds and will gather with other scavengers at carrion.

• 15 neck vertebrae

• aka: Northern ground hornbill