This huge, strange bird are swallowing snakes and frogs whole in Chiba. Witnesses of these “mysterious giant birds” are reported everyday. Why are these endangered species from Africa witnessed in Chiba Prefecture? This huge bird with a huge beak was photographed in Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture on the 31st May, 2021. This bird is known as the “Southern ground hornbill”. A Southern ground hornbill (Scientific name: Bucorvus cafer) is a type of ground-based carnivorous bucerotes. It has the nickname of the grassland cleaner. Inhabiting the South African savanna, adult birds are about 90-130 cm long, weigh about 6 kg, and spread their wings to nearly 2 meters. The beak is…