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Weight: What is a hornbill? Hornbills are tropical birds named for their unusually large, curved bills, some of which are adorned with a large casque, a hollow structure made from keratin. Casques, which vary in size and color, serve a number of functions, such as attracting mates and resonating sound, making the birds’ territorial calls more audible. Casques may also provide support when the birds use their beaks to peel off tree bark or dig in soil for insects. Some hornbill species don’t have casques, such as the red-billed hornbill, which was the model for the character Zazu in The ...

What is a king penguin? The king penguin is the second largest penguin on Earth. In fact, the bird gets its common name from the belief that it was the largest of all penguin species—a belief that was overturned in 1884 when its close relative the emperor penguin, which can measure nearly a foot taller, was recognized as a separate species. The easiest way to distinguish a king penguin from the other 17 penguin species is by the splash of yellow-orange feathers the bird sports on its upper chest and by the teardrop-shaped patches of color on the sides of its head. Some other penguins boast ...

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How were the Top 10 chosen? An international committee of experts, chaired by Janine N. Caira of the University of Connecticut, selected the top 10 new species for this year's list. Nominations were invited through the species.asu.edu Web site and also generated by institute staff and committee members. The Caira committee had complete freedom in making its choices and developing its own criteria, from unique attributes or surprising facts about the species to peculiar names. This year's committee members included Philippe Bouchet, French National Museum of Natural History and International C...

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