Native to South America, Toco toucans are the largest and most recognizable of the toucan species. With the exception of their characteristically large beaks, the 4-week-old chicks don’t yet ...

Their size and weight vary depending on the species. The largest toucan is the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), which measures up to 24 inches in length. Meanwhile, the smallest toucan is the tawny ...

Relative to its body size, the huge beak of the toco toucan is the ... the ears of an elephant, the toucan’s bill is a radiator. It certainly has all the characteristics of a biological radiator.

If you've ever wondered what purpose the toucan's ungainly bill serves, here's a surprising new answer: A new report in Science Magazine concludes that the bill can work like your car's radiator.

The Toco Toucan (Ramphastos toco), also known as the Toucan or Common Toucan, is the largest and probably the best known species in the toucan family. It has a striking plumage with a mainly black ...

Tattersall of Brock University and Denis V. Andrade and Augusto S. Abe of Sao Paulo State University studied the toco toucan (Ramphastos toco), the largest member of the toucan family that also ...

Born last year, she’s the first toco toucan successfully hatched at the zoo in over ten years! “ The zoo’s director of animal care explains that the team worked tirelessly behind the scenes ...

Few of us are lucky enough to have seen or heard a Toco Toucan at home in its South American strongholds but its image will be familiar to drinkers of a certain age. Its pied plumage and sky-blue ...

In a bizarre biological twist, a new study shows that the Hyacinth Macaw depends on its greatest predator, the Toco Toucan, for continued survival. Living in Brazil’s Pantanal the Hyacinth Macaw ...

A congratulations are in order for two of Columbia's lovebirds. After more than a decade of trying to birth a Toco toucan, the bird team at Riverbanks Zoo & Garden welcomed its newest ...

Video games makers who recorded a Surrey toucan to capture the "unique" sounds of his squawks said he was "camera shy" at first. Boy, a toco toucan housed at Birdworld in Farnham, provided sounds ...