Big Hornbill Bird Terrorises Bar at Tufi Dive Resort PNG - Meet Coco, A Funny Bird With Attitude!

Coco was a pure and natural terrorist. A large bird, a Papuan or Blyth's hornbill, raised from a chick by staff at Tufi Dive Resort.

He treated the resort as his home. And God help you if he didn't like you in his home.

He frequently 'terrorized' guests if they sat in the wrong lounge or bar seat according to Coco's rules. As well as staff trying to clean the floors in the mornings.

A bird with real attitude. But a lovable one at that.

He particularly hung out in the bar. Often helping make cocktails or sampling the banana-based cocktails to make sure they tasted just right...

[PS. Apologies for the quality of the video but it was taken with an iPhone 4 at 720 fps in 2014! But it is such a classic video I thought it was still worth sharing with you).

For more on Coco (or Koko), check out this funny short blog:
https://ireneisaacsonphotography.com/2019/07/koko-hornbill-tufi-dive-resort-png/

MORE ABOUT PAPUAN HORNBILLS

Blyth's hornbill, also known as the Papuan hornbill, is a large hornbill inhabiting the forest canopy in Wallacea and Melanesia.

The Papuan Hornbill occurs throughout lowland forests, from sea level to 1500 m above mean sea level, in the Moluccas, New Guinea, the Bismarck Archipelago, and as far east as the Solomon Islands.

It is the only hornbill species native to New Guinea, and one of the largest flying birds of the region, up to 91cm in length.

The sound of its wings is loud and distinctive as it flies. The Papuan Hornbill also has a range of far-reaching guttural grunting and laughing calls.

Its diet consists mainly of fruits especially figs, which are occasionally supplemented with insects and other small animals.

Still widespread throughout its large habitat range, the Papuan Hornbill is evaluated as of Least Concern on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

However, it is still subject to hunting by some remote tribes, with its feathers used in headdresses, its bill valued as a personal adornment, and the lower mandible used as a spear point. As a consequence, it is becoming rarer in some areas of New Guinea.

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00:00 Intro to Coco (Koko)
00:09 Coco wants a hat
00:38 Nips Irene!
00:44 Coco gets his beak stroked
01:00 Nips Irene AGAIN!
01:10 Controls the bar
01.15 Coco plays chess
01:19 Supervising cocktail making
01:28 Bar Security Guard

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