Hornbills will Babysit (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Hornbills will Babysit

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Cooperative breeding is common among hornbills, such as the southern ground hornbill shown here. Studies of this family of birds, which live in Old World tropical regions, suggest that the evolution of this behavior was favored by stable climates.

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Peter Massas

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