3 years of near danger has become extremely dangerous, behind the hidden extremely cruel killing, only because the skull is worth 800,000 this crane top red in today, is still valuable, what is the degree of preciousness? Since it is a taboo thing, why should anyone touch it? After all, what is so special about this hornbilly helmet? People can't think it's just the moral of it, right? What did people do to get the skull of a helmeted hornbill? In just a few years, the helmeted hornbill has changed from near-peril to critical, and it is only one level away from "extinction in the wild".

The skulls of this bird were wiped out for their value of 800,000.

It is called the helmet-tailed bird and is native to the tropical rainforests of East Asia.

Helmet-tailed birds

Historically, Zheng He's several voyages have given the People of China the privilege of witnessing some rare treasures, and this crane top red is one of them.

Zheng He went to the West seven times

Why suddenly mention Crane Top Red?

Because the helmeted hornbill's head is known as the crane top red, it is not the legendary poison.

The head of the helmeted hornbill is known as the crane-top red

Rather, it was the head of the Southeast Asian vassal state that was used as a tribute, and at that time, no one knew what this bird looked like, so it could only be named after the crown seen.

The head of the tribute?

What exactly is it called? Because most of the imperial dresses of ancient civil officials at that time would be pictured with "cranes", so that this kind of meaning with "pointing to the sun rising" and other meanings were integrated into it, and because the head of the bird was red in color, it was called crane top red.

Most of the imperial clothes of ancient civil officials used to use the "crane" as a picture

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A: The average person can't afford to mess with it.

Last year, such an incident occurred in Zhejiang, China, and people seized a batch of helmeted hornbill skulls that were forbidden to trade.

Helmeted hornbill skull

Are you saying that this is already illegal?

Some people may know, because in the literary world, there is a saying of "one red, two black and three white", "red" refers to the crane top red, that is, the skull of the helmeted hornbill, "black" is rhino horn, and "white" is ivory.

Ivory Ghost Ball

Rhino horn carved heart-shaped brand

In film and television works, "Crane Top Red" usually refers to a deadly poison, and in the literary world, it is listed as a taboo thing.

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In the literary world, the skull of the helmeted hornbill is listed as a taboo

Because of its great value, for a long time, the skull of the helmeted hornbill was made into handicrafts such as hand strings, and collectors called it "crane top red", and the price was extremely high.

Helmeted hornbill skull, the price is extremely high

Some people say that the price of a helmeted hornbill skull can reach $1,000 on the black market, and the unit price is about ten times that of ivory.

So humans stared at the helmeted hornbilly's head.

It is a unique helmeted hornbill skull

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Helmeted hornbills, the largest of the hornbill family, usually grow up to 1.2 meters.

Helmeted hornbills, the largest in the family of hornbills

They live mainly in Peninsular Malaysia and the islands of Sumatra and Borneo. In appearance, they, like all hornbills, have a huge protrusion at the top of their beak, which is the "crane top".

The importance of the male helmeted hornbill in his family is self-evident

It is important to note that from the perspective of the helmeted hornbill population, the importance of male birds in their families is self-evident, and once a male bird dies, it is undoubtedly a disaster for females and chicks, or they cannot survive at all.

The "helmet" on the head of the male helmet hornbill is very special

For the male helmeted hornbill itself, the so-called "crane top" is its weapon, weighing about 300 grams, it can help itself to compete in the same sex in the mate, and it can also protect itself.

The solid heart bone is the "weapon" of its survival

The "Crane Peak" is its weapon

Surprisingly, the skulls of helmeted hornbills later became their "hypnotics"

Yes, a unique skull invites the curse of death

When humans stepped into this place, the skull of the helmeted hornbill became their "hypnotic", and poachers especially favored the male helmeted hornbill.

Why is this happening?

The skull of the helmeted hornbill is easy to carve

Because the vast majority of hornbills' helmets and beaked skulls are hollow without exception, what does it mean? Simply put, it is hollow, so it cannot be carved.

For example, this kind of double-horned hornbill with a large head, their helmet and beak are not heavy, and they are hollow, so they cannot be used for carving, but even so, every year, many double-horned hornbills are injured by mistake.

Many two-horned hornbills were injured by mistake

Two-horned hornbills

Helmeted hornbills usually feed on plant fruits

The fate of the helmeted hornbill is even more tragic, the helmeted hornbill's head is different, its head part belongs to the solid, and the outside is red and the inside is yellow, the texture is also very delicate, very easy to carve.

Humans can make it into snuffs, belt buckles, etc., or some works of art carved with landscape figures.

Artwork carved with landscape figures

In short, the skull of the helmeted hornbill is often carved into bracelets, rings, etc. because of its wonderful shape and non-general ivory carving, which is very popular in China's cultural play market.

The skull of the helmeted hornbill is solid

Some helmeted hornbills are also carved with the image of the "Buddha" for sale

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In the rainforests of the Malay Peninsula, Indonesia, Myanmar and other places, skilled poachers have long since figured out the habits of helmeted hornbills, and in the rainforests, they imitate the calls of helmeted hornbills to lure them.

Follow "monogamy"

The two-horned hornbill has a large amount of food and a very mixed diet

Before the helmeted hornbills could figure out their status, the script to greet them was written.

Exquisite crane top red

What is even less well known is that when some hunters obtain the skull of the helmeted hornbill, in order to ensure the integrity of the helmeted hornbill's skull, they will even choose to remove the helmeted hornbill when it is still alive, they will carry the tool, saw off the helmeted hornbill's upper beak, and then remove the organ tissue in it, and then dry it, and the life of the helmeted hornbill is almost over, and it can only wait for death.

Thousands of helmeted hornbills were hunted

A bird whose head is remembered by humans

<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="155" > in just a few years, the helmeted hornbilly has gone from near-critical to critical, and it is only one level away from "wild extinction". </h1>

Obviously, many countries are aware of these problems, and in order to curb these phenomena, the Washington Convention has listed helmeted hornbills as a first-class protected species, which means that in any country, helmeted hornbills will be protected.

Exemplary Father: "Two-Horned Hornbill"

However, under this system, the demand for crane top red in Asia in recent years has only increased. Let's look at a set of information, which shows that in China, Indonesia and other countries, hundreds of works of art carved from the skull of a helmeted hornbill have been seized.

Made into a text to play

Buying and selling may be the root cause of all wild animals' trouble

Finally, to reiterate, in our country, in addition to tiger bones, rhino horns, ivory, etc., the organs of helmeted hornbills and handicrafts have been banned for sale.

The sale of organs of helmeted hornbills and handicrafts is prohibited

There is no trade, no demand, no killing, and don't let humans become the last species on earth