In the rainforest animals live and play. Leaf cutter ants, monkeys, and birds are at work. But what’s that colorful bird? Its bill stands out. It’s a toucan!
Both male and female toucans look alike. Male toucans have 10 percent narrower and longer bills than females but other than that they’re identical. When they mate the male swings its bill, turns sideways, displaying its throat and tail, trying to impress the female. This causes the female’s attention. Sometimes males will fight with their beaks over a female.
Once a toucan finds a mate they live together their whole life. Their nests are holes in tress. Sometimes toucans will attack other birds’ nests so they can live in it. Male and females share food, tossing or shooting it into the other’s bill. When a toucan has a baby the baby doesn’t look like its parents. It’s pink all over and very small. They are a happy couple.
[…] It's a toucan! Both male and female toucans look alike. Male toucans have 10 percent narrower and longer bills than females but other than that they're identical. When they mate the male swings its bill, turns sideways, displaying its throat and tail, trying to impress the female. via […]