Hornbills are notable for their long eyelashes and rather stubby legs and toes, with broad soles and the bases of the three front toes partly fused.

They are listed as vulnerable in South Africa as they have disappeared from large areas where they have occurred in the past. They now occur only in reserves. There were at last estimate about 720 birds in the Kruger National Park, which is South Africa's largest reserve.

Information on the African Ground Hornbill can be found here http://www.honoluluzoo.org/african_ground_hornbill.htm