SaritaWolf

Abyssinian Ground Hornbill

Taken April 2023
Does anyone know this guy's story? Why's he missing so much of his bottom mandible?
Yes, this is Karl, an older male Abyssinian ground hornbill well over 30 years old. Back in 2017, he had damage to his lower beak, and that led him not being able to pick up certain food items. The zoo made him a prosthetic, but I’ve never actually seen him wear it. There is a video of it on the zoo’s YouTube channel.
 

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Smithsonian National Zoo
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SaritaWolf
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Device
Canon Canon EOS REBEL T5i
Aperture
ƒ/7.1
Focal length
300.0 mm
Exposure time
1/400 second(s)
ISO
5000
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
IMG_3991.JPG
File size
6.7 MB
Date taken
Fri, 07 April 2023 2:10 PM
Dimensions
5184px x 3456px

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