Abyssinian Ground Hornbill
Meet Petrie, our handsome male Abyssinian ground hornbill.
Petrie spent a lot of time with zookeepers when he was a chick and because of
that, and he now seems to forget he is a hornbill at times! He likes to “share”
his food with us, his current keepers, like hornbills do for each other as a
pair bonding exercise. He also likes to hang out with us to watch what we do.
We have to be extra careful not to accidentally leave scrub brushes or hose
nozzles too close to his enclosure as his long bill is especially handy for
snatching shiny objects, which he then carries around like a treasure! In the
wilds of
Come see Petrie fly over the giraffe exhibit in African Rift
Valley at our Wings of Africa Bird Show at 1pm daily starting on Memorial Day.
Next time we will introduce you to our beautiful female
Abyssinian ground hornbill who also stars in our bird show.
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