Secrets That You Don't Know about Toucan's
Iconic Beaks
Toucan's are known for their large colourful beak's, which are four time of their head. They used their large beaks to catch food which are far on branches and deep in tree cavities. Finding and catching food is done with their long tongue which is 5.9 inches. Toucans play an important role in rainforest. They pass seeds from the fruits which they eat through their digestive system, which helps replant the plants.
Toucan's Habitat
Toucan's can be found high in the tropican rain forest's canopies, and they rarely make trips to the forest floor. They make nest's in hollows of tree cavities. They were mostly found in rain forests of South Africa. Toucan's are not best in flying and prefer to hop from tree to tree. Toucan's are omnivores, they eat variety of foods like many fruit's, berries, lizard's, rodent's, small insect's and small bird's.
Physical Abilities
Toucan's most attractive thing is their long and colourful beak, which they used to reach food far on branch and in tree cavitie's. Finding and catching food is performed by toucan's long tongue. Their unique beak also used to attract potential mate and to scare predator's. The other feature of toucans are, they can't fly. They can hop from one tree to another. They have sharp and strong claws that help them to stand on tree's branches. Toucan's have short and rounded wings. They have long tail instead of their wings. Their beak is heavy to carry them and fly. Toucan's are very noisy. Many toucan's make barking, croaking and growling sound but mountain toucan's make braying sound like donkey. Toucan's are very social and always live in groups. Toucan's are quite intelligent and seem to be teasing their iother family members. They also seem to be acting like crows.
Toucan's Breeding Season
Toucan's Breed mostly in spring season. Toucan's are considered to be monogamous, through out the breeding season and while rearing the youngs. Their mating method are also unique like them. The male took some fruit for female to attract her for mating. Their long beak is also used attract for mate. After mating the female toucan lay 1-5 eggs depending upon their specie in her nest. Both male and female incubates eggs for 15 to 18 days.
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