In this #MomentOfZoo from Keeper Megan, see our wreathed hornbill pair putting on a display! The male has a yellow neck pouch, while the female’s is blue. Hornbills can pick up small pieces of fruit and insects using just the tips of their dexterous bills. Our male hornbill is often observed offering food items to the female. Food sharing helps to strengthen or maintain a bond between a potential breeding pair, and is a component of courtship behavior. Be sure to visit them in the Animal Lifesty

Blue mantled thornbill - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

Increasing Hornbill presence points to well-preserved habitat in Corbett

✨ The Art of Conservation ✨ In the Conservation Lab of the Indian Museum, we are working closely with a remarkable warrior helmet, the Dunlup-lubra from #ArunachalPradesh. Crafted from a fortress of tightly woven cane, this helmet was engineered for resilience. Its bear skin straps symbolise the raw strength. At the very summit rests the sacred hornbill beak, the crown of the mountains. At the Indian Museum, we do not restore to make objects look “new.” We conserve to ensure they remain “true.”