A lovesick Hornbill at Fife Zoo is searching for a girlfriend after his quest to search out "the one" was thwarted by Brexit. Zazu, a uncommon Von der Decken hornbill, arrived the Cupar zoo as a part of an endangered species breeding programme.
The tropical chicken arrived on the zoo earlier this 12 months and is presently sharing his brand-new enclosure with different chicken species together with Hamerkop, Turacos and Whistling Geese. After Brexit, the transportation of birds throughout Europe has turn out to be tougher, in addition to the latest Hen Flu outbreak, which has seen Zazu's love-life placed on maintain.
It's hoped that if an acceptable mate could be discovered for the chicken, then the zoo will be capable to contribute to international captive breeding efforts to safeguard the species from extinction within the wild.
Fife Zoo Director, Mike Knight, stated: "We’re actively wanting throughout Europe for a accomplice for Zazu, however this has proved troublesome following the latest Avian influenza outbreak and in addition the elevated challenges confronted with transferring animals throughout Europe since Brexit.
"Zazu appears completely completely happy sharing our new aviary with the opposite chicken species and we’re additionally including the gorgeous Madagascan Fody to the aviary within the coming weeks."
Von der Decken Hornbills are normally present in dry areas of Jap Africa. Males like Zazu are simply identifiable by their giant crimson payments, while females have black payments.
"Feminine Von der Decken hornbills bury themselves underground to hatch and rear their chicks with the male hornbill feeding the mom and chicks by way of a slit within the underground mud nest.
Zazu could be seen day by day at Fife Zoo in a model new African themed walk-through aviary which permits guests to get nearer than ever earlier than to a visually gorgeous array of birds.
Fife Zoo - which can be dwelling to animals comparable to endangered Grevy’s zebra, meerkats and lemurs - is presently increasing as a part of a ten-year grasp plan.
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