By: Joseph Saia
Vapual hi sava chi Bucerotidae/Bucerosbicornis an tih zînga tel a ni a, hemi zîngah hian sava chi tam tak an awm a, an chênna hmun leh ram a zirin an ziarângte pawh a inang lo thluah a ni. ‘Buceros’ tih thumal hi Greek ṭawng aṭanga lak chhawn a ni a, ‘bâwng ki’ tihna a ni. ‘Bicornis’ ve thung chu Latin tawng aṭanga lak niin ‘ki nêna inang’ tihna a ni bawk a. Bucerosbicornis’ tih awmzia chu ‘bêwng ki nêna inang sava’ tihna a ni deuh ber mai. Vapual hi chhui mite sawi dân chuan chi 57 lai awm niin an sawi a, South Africa Sahara thlalêr, Asia ram lum hmun ṭhenkhatah leh Solomon Island, Philippine-ah te hmun tûr a tam ber a ni.
Vapual chi leh kuang a inan loh ang bawkin an taksa pian hmang leh an rih lamte pawh a inang lo thluah a, Black Dwarf Hornbill (Tockus hartlaubi) hi Vapual te pâwl an ni a, grams 102 vela rit leh 120 cm vêla sei an ni. Southern Ground-hornbill (Bucorvus leadbeateri) an tih chu 6.2 kg (13.6 lbs) vêla rit an ni a, 1.2 m (4 feet) vêla sei an ni thei bawk. A tlângpuiin a nu aiin a pa an lian zawk a, an rawng pawh a inang lo thlauh a ni. A dum a, a var, a buang, a dur leh a sen rawng neite an awm a, rawng chi 5/6 laia intialte pawh an awm tho a ni.
