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# Pregnancy Jail? The Nesting Strategy of Hornbills
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/nature/extras/pregnancy-jail-the-nesting-strategy-of-hornbills/
- Published: 2026-02-17T15:30:24.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-18T15:30:09.000Z
- Description: This isn’t a prison. It’s a carefully built nursery, sealed for protection.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Nature, #ZZZ_Show_1b3b1a16-4d15-417c-9287-bc59a89e1201, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_5fba832c-1778-49ca-8ccc-855137017211, #extra

Sealed inside a mud-walled nest, a female hornbill relies entirely on her partner for food while she raises their chick. For months, the male delivers every meal through a narrow slit—until the day finally comes for her to break free.