Ground hornbills are tricky for mixed housing (and I should know, I've worked with them !) They are really smart and far more predatory than omnivorous. They also don't seem to be scared of anything.
I've seen Northerns housed with various hoofstock, however the southerns I've worked with have always been alone. When we moved them into their new exhibit though, we had a marabou stork take her eye out through a fence separating the two. Ended up doing her in, sadly.
However, I have seen the Tockus hornbills housed with various other similar sized species.
I've seen Northerns housed with various hoofstock, however the southerns I've worked with have always been alone. When we moved them into their new exhibit though, we had a marabou stork take her eye out through a fence separating the two. Ended up doing her in, sadly.
However, I have seen the Tockus hornbills housed with various other similar sized species.