TA BLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 WALLED IN CHAPTER 2 WHAT A BEAK CHAPTER 3 FILLING THE BILL 14 CHAPTER 4 THE HORNBILL S LIFE 18 CHAPTER 5 WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS 24 THINK ABOUT IT 30 LEARN MORE GLOSSARY 32 INDEX 32
CHAPTER 1 WALLED IN ap tap tap tap A mother hornbill is building a wall She has moved into a large dark cavity inside a tree trunk Tap tap tap With her oversized beak she s packing soft sticky materials around the cavity's entrance Tap tap tap tap The hornbill keeps at it until she s almost completely walled in She leaves only a small opening For the next few months she will remain inside She won't be searching for tasty fruits She won't be sitting in any other trees This magnificent bird won't be fiying at all 21ST CENTURY SKILLS
The hornbill mother waits with her eggs Instead she will lay her eggs and keep them warm She will peer out of the opening and wait for her mate Throughout the day he will bring her bits of food When the chicks hatch he will bring enough food for all of them Hornbills live in the warmer parts of Africa and Asia There are more than 50 species Some hornbills live in grasslands while others live in forests Hornbills are found in parts of China Nepal Thailand Vietnam and other countries Many of the best known species live in India and the Philippines Indonesia EXPLORINO our RAINFO
