Meet our featured animal: the toco toucan!
Here are five fun facts about toco toucans:
- Measuring 63.5 cm (25 in.) in length, the toco toucan is the largest of all toucans.
- Toucans regulate body temperature by adjusting the flow of blood to their beak. More blood flow means more heat is released.
- Toco toucans use their beaks to pluck and peel fruit, their main source of food.
- Although they spend a lot of time in trees, they are not very good at flying. Toucans mainly travel among trees by hopping.
- Toucans nest in the hollows of trees. They often move into cavities created and abandoned by woodpeckers.
Learn more at our toco toucan facts page!