Brazil is a paradise for birds; the country has more than 1,700 species. Among them is the colorful toucan, a bird with an almost comically giant bill that can be half as long as its body. There are ...
Toucans' giant bills may act as radiators for rapidly losing body heat, for example when the birds want to sleep Glenn Tattersall To Charles Darwin it was emblematic of sexual desirability. To French ...
Toucans outfitted with GPS backpacks are helping researchers track the spread of seeds in tropical forests. The nutmeg-loving toucan unwittingly plants new trees by gulping whole seeds, processing the ...
When they hatch, toucan chicks are roughly the size of a chicken chick. An adult female can lay two to four eggs, and the incubation period is 16 to 20 days. Due to a shorter incubation than most ...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE, New Jersey (WPVI) -- The newest additions to arrive at the Cape May County Zoo are in need of names and the zoo is asking for your help. "Normally to see a toco toucan, you'd ...
Nutmeg-loving toucans wearing GPS transmitters recently helped scientists in Panama address an age-old problem in plant ecology: accurately estimating seed dispersal. The tracking data revealed what ...
A new pair of Toco Toucans has been introduced to visitors to the National Aviary in Pittsburgh’s North Side. The male and female, a new breeding pair for the aviary, are at home in the redesigned ...
Brazil is a paradise for birds; the country has more than 1,700 species. Among them is the colorful toucan, a bird with an almost comically giant bill that can be half as long as its body. There are ...