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How do ground hornbills cooperate while foraging?
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Coraciiform
Yellow-billed hornbill (Tockus leucomelas).
Ground hornbills (Bucorvus species) exhibit a clear social organization while foraging on the ground. Typically, a group of three or four members stays in close proximity to one another while searching for insects and other small animals. This cooperative behavior allows the birds to capture prey that is frightened into activity by the movements of other members of the group.1