At first sight, this bird doesn’t even look like a bird, more likea reptile with wings, but it actually is a bird, just a very unique one. 

Helmeted Hornbills can only be found in the Malay Peninsula,Southern Thailand, and the islands of Borneo and Sumatra. They live in thishabitat because they have the right kind of trees that are able to shelterhornbills nests. 

Helmeted hornbills diet consists mostly of fruit, and theirfavorite it figs. They also sometimes dig into trees. This birds predatorsinclude monkeys and monitor lizards, and as threatening these are, the mainreason they are endangered is because of being hunted. You may think they usetheir helmet to protect themselves but it’s only used to attract a mate. 

This bird has mostly black feathers but a white lower half. Itsneck and beak are a dark red color but the tip is a white cream color. Thehelmet protrudes  our fromthe forehead. It weighs around 3 kilograms and can be 190 cm from the end ofthe tail to the tip of the beak. 

What are some other animals that look like a mix of species? 

For wild suzhou i’m palm tree and thank you for listening.