This article is brought to you by Audubon Nature Institute. With its long and colorful beak, black body and white throat, the toco toucan is one of the most recognizable tropical birds in the world.

Toto the toco toucan, right bottom, who was initially believed to be a male, is seen with Poko, in this photo provided by the Sapporo Maruyama Zoo. SAPPORO -- A toco toucan believed to be male, kept ...

Three exotic and colorful Toco toucan chicks have been hatched at the Fort Worth Zoo, a first for the species, the zoo announced Thursday. The Zoo is pleased to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A longstanding mystery about toucans finally may be solved, thanks to a ...

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 ...

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 ...

“The birds hop along branches, rotating their bodies 180 degree, side-to-side, as they hop. Toco Toucans reach breeding age around 3 or 4 years, and the duo at the National Aviary are already ...

Four Toco Toucans that were allegedly being smuggled from Bangladesh were rescued early on Thursday by a team of BSF personnel, an officer said. Toco Toucans are also called Giant Toucans because they ...

As the bird fell asleep, its bill was 10 or 15 degrees warmer than the surrounding air. ((Courtesy of Glenn Tattersall)) A toucan's enormous bill works like a built-in cooling tower, helping it beat ...

Three exotic birds known for their oversized and colourful bills and worth “at least a few lakhs of rupees” have allegedly been stolen from Alipore zoo, their home for the past few months since being ...