Ground hornbills are large, primarily terrestrial birds that can be found in the grasslands, sparse woodlands, savannas, and forest edges in Africa. There are two species of ground hornbills: Abyssinian and southern. Abyssinian ground hornbills, like the pair that live at the Sacramento Zoo, are found north of the equator in sub-Saharan Africa. Southern ground hornbills are found throughout southern Africa. Abyssinian ground hornbills, standing just under three feet tall, are slightly smaller than southern ground hornbills, which grow to...
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