Hornbills at HESC – In love or not?
Visiting the Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) will leave you silent and in awe of the amazing animals of this country. From a dashing cheetah, glaring with intent, to a…
Horns at HESC
The Hoedspruit Endangered Species Centre (HESC) is, to many, a paragon of what conservation encompasses. It focuses on the conservation of rare, vulnerable and endangered animal species and Cheetah Conservation…
Update on southern ground hornbills, Gumpie and Skewy
In our last update about our ground hornbill couple, Gumpie and Skewy, the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project researchers were at the centre to conduct research on the effects of hormones…
The Mabula Ground Hornbill Project researchers visit HESC; and our southern ground hornbill, Skewy, lays her first egg
Researchers from the Mabula Ground Hornbill Project recently visited us to conduct research on the effects of hormones on throat coloration, and in particularly the cause of blue throat coloration…
No bird brains over here!
Picture taken by Lusinda Oosthuizen When our two Southern ground-hornbills were still juveniles, a pair of wild hornbills adopted them and took it upon themselves to ensure that the…