Red-billed Hornbill perched on tree stump, Etosha, Namibia.

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This Red-billed Hornbill during incubation, the female lays three to six white eggs in a tree hole, which is blocked off with a plaster of mud, droppings and fruit pulp. There is only one narrow aperture, just big enough for the male to transfer food to the mother and the chicks. When the chicks and the female are too big to fit in the nest, the mother breaks out and rebuilds the wall, then both parents feed the chicks.

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Location: Etosha National Park, Namibia.
Photo credit: © David Cantrille / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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