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.

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 ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The Louisville Zoo announced the debut of a new species never seen before within the zoo. Lucy the toco toucan is nearly seven years old and is making her way from the Saint ...

The toucan's colorful bill gives new meaning to the phrase cool dude. Indeed, that gigantic schnoz turns out to be a radiator the rain forest dweller uses to lose body heat. The bill of the Toco ...

HONOLULU (Island News) -- The Honolulu Zoo announced the arrival of four vibrantly colored birds to its South American bird habitat. The new residents include one Toco Toucan and three Scarlet Ibises, ...

A flock of fawning flamingos is watching over its newest members. Three Chilean flamingo chicks hatched at Tracy Aviary in July and have grown into cotton balls with legs. The Salt Lake City aviary is ...

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 ...

Aired (December 6, 2024): Prepare to be amazed by the South American toco toucan, which holds the title for the largest beak, relative to body size, of any bird on Earth. For more Amazing Earth ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...