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Ficus microcarpa and Rhino Hornbill at Tabin

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ABOVE: This male rhinoceros Hornbill with a magnificent horn was one of a pair that arrived to feed on a fruiting a Ficus microcarp at the Tabin Wildlife Reserve in east Sabah on 20 June 2013. All hornbill photos by Yumu.

The male Rhinoceros Hornbill Buceros rhinoceros can be recognized from their red iris.
The two hornbills resting after stuffing themselves with ripe figs. The female on the right can be recognized from her grey iris.
This famous Ficus microcarpa fig tree grows next to the office bungalow of the Tabin Wildlife Resort. It fruits several times a year attracting a large variety of wildlife to feed on the figs.

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