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Brevard Zoo Welcomes Endangered Wrinkle Hornbill Chick

By Talia Blake
Published June 13, 2019 at 7:38 AM EDT
Wrinkled Hornbill Chick via Brevard Zoo
Wrinkled Hornbill Chick via Brevard Zoo

A Florida zoo is welcoming a wrinkled hornbill chick.

Brevard Zoo officials said the baby bird that hatched April 12 emerged from its nest on June 8. The chick is the fifth offspring of Morticia and Gomez, both of whom are about 26 years old.

The zoo's director of animal programs, Michelle Smurl, says the chick "offers a glimmer of hope" for the wrinkled hornbill species which is decreasing.

The wrinkled hornbill is native to Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand and is considered endangered due to habitat loss.
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After a brief stint as Morning Edition Producer at The Public’s Radio in Rhode Island, Talia Blake returned to Central Florida Public Media. She is a graduate of the University of Central Florida with degrees in both Broadcast Journalism and Psychology. While at UCF, she was an intern for Central Florida’s public affairs show, Intersection. She joined on as Morning Edition Host in 2019. In 2022, Ms. Blake was appointed to the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalist’s board of directors.
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