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quotes[0]='Toucans are monogamous with both parents taking turns incubating the small clutch of eggs numbering 1-5 which will incubate in 16 days.'

quotes[1]='Baby toucan have developed Heel Pads to help them maintain comfort at the bottom of the nest cavity, this makes up for lack of nesting material and hard bottom.'

quotes[2]='Natural predators of the toucan are ocelots, margays, monkeys, weasels, large snakes, birds of prey and humans.'

quotes[3]='Toco Toucans are the largest of the ramphastid species reaching 700 grams with a 10 inch beak with an overall body length of 26 inches, including bill.'

quotes[4]='There are aproximately 43 species of rampastids, included in this group are Aracaris, Toucans, & Toucanets.'

quotes[5]='Toucans are related to the woodpecker piciformes.'

quotes[6]='Toucans are both gregarious flying in flocks of up to 6 in a group and also independent soloing amongst the canopy.'

quotes[7]='Toucans are primarily frugiverous but will also consume fledglings, eggs, lizards and other small animals.During the mating season, they ingest a large amount of insects for protein. They get most of the water and moisture they need from the fruit they eat.'

quotes[8]='Some Toucan species make several low to high pitched distinct croaking sounds while some produce a high pitched "Yelp!" sound.'

quotes[9]='All Ramphastids lay pure white, elliptical shaped eggs, between 1-5 per clutch. Incubation for all species lasts 16 days, the young are born naked and blind and young fledge the nest at 46-50 days for larger toucans.'

quotes[10]='Toucan beaks are mostly hollow. It has strong porous fibers that create a honeycomb structure to give it lightness and strength.'

quotes[11]='Toucans, both male & female reach sexual maturity at around 2 years of age.'

quotes[12]='Toucans are acrobatical flyers, their overall wing structure allows them to dodge obstacles and fly through the narrowest of openings which plays an important factor when flying through their dense natural jungle environment.'

quotes[13]='All Toucans are restricted to the American tropics.'

quotes[14]='Toucans sleep with their beak over the back this helps the weight diplacement balanced evenly which makes it easier for them to maintain their balance while asleep. One might well ask how a bird like a toucan manages to sleep at the bottom of a tight-fitting hole during nesting. Quite simply, it bends double; the beak is twisted round and rests on its back, its tail is folded up onto its back covering the beak, its wings wrap round the rest of its body, and voila! A feathery ball!'

quotes[15]='Toucans use pools of rain water in hollows of trees to bathe in.'

quotes[16]='The Toco is the most widespread in the wild, having a range that incorporates most of Brazil, and parts of northern Argentina, eastern Peru, and southern Guyana and Surinam.'

quotes[17]='High amounts of iron intake can kill a toucan they can suffer from a disease called hemochromotosis.'

quotes[18]='Toucans can cling to trees vertically like their close relatives the woodpeckers, they have the same toe structure 2 toes in the front 2 toes in the back, this toe arrangement is referred to as zygodactylus.'

quotes[19]='Toucans nest in hollowed out tree cavities that were once a host to another animal that originally created the hole.'

quotes[20]='The Keel Bill Toucan is the national symbol for the country of Belize, tourist flock to this country just to see this magnificent bird in the wild. They sometimes fly down to the ground for handouts from tourist in locale restaurants.'

quotes[21]=' Toucans live on average 25 years and the record is 32. They can live longer in captivity for several reasons, due to natural occuring diseases in the wild, predators as well as human encroachment, fledglings mortality rates are higher due to the fact that it cannot protect itself from predators.'

quotes[22]='People are under the misconception that Toucans can talk with their large impressive bill.'

quotes[23]='The serrated appearance in the upper mandible(maxilla)of a Toucan does not fully develop for at least 2 years this also helps the bird cut into its fruit food source a lot easier, they also use their enormous bill to widen and deepen the nesting cavities in tree hollows of once former owners.'

quotes[24]='People are under the misconception that Toucans can talk with their large impressive bill.'

quotes[25]='During their nuptial display, both partners play a game which consists of throwing berries to each other or tossing them between them with their beaks.'

quotes[26]='Toucans have a long narrow tongue that is fringed at the end which they use to taste food before they consume it, they produce a wooden rattling sound by vibrating the back of their tongue and exhaling at the same time.'

quotes[27]='Green aracaris are the smallest of the ramphastid species reaching 130 grams.'

quotes[28]='The word "Toucan" comes from the Tupi (TOO-pee) people of Brazil. In Tupi, the word is "tucano" (too-cah-no).'

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