This is a large bird, about a metre high. It is a female, as can be seen from the blue, inflatable throat pouch (the male has a red throat pouch). The species is distributed in a belt across Africa just south of the Sahara. It feeds on a wide range of small animals, turtles, lizards, snakes, birds, spiders, beetles and caterpillars: They can also eat carrion, some fruits, seeds and peanuts. They can live up to 35-40 years in captivity. They lay two eggs in a cavity in (usually) a tree, but raise only one chick at a time and care for it for up to four years. The greatest danger is leopards - and humans. It is considered "vulnerable" throughout its range.