Australian Breeders MarketMetal Mickey set to Frighten Kids
An interesting story in the Times (UK) on the fortunes of “Metal Mickey”, a southern ground hornbill in captivity at Birdland, Gloucester.
According to the report, Mickey lost the bottom half of his lower beak mandible in either a fighting or collision accident.
Without intervention, the hornbill would have starved, but staff fitted a stainless steel replacement, and the bird has never looked back.
With proper feeding and lessons, we may see his pop up in a James Bond Movie in the near future.