my information report on toucans.

here is another thing about toucans. it is my information report. don't judge me, its bad...

Today I am going to be telling you some information about toucans. Toucans are very cool birds and there are about 40 different species of them. 

Have you ever wondered what toucans can do with such long beaks? It seems like they can't do anything because of its size. Well really they can. Here are 2 things that you should probably know about what toucans can do with their beaks: it's very useful as a feeding tool and they are also good to reach fruit from trees that are too small or too weak to support them. An average toucans beak is about 8 inches (20 cm).   

Have you looked in Central America or South America? Did you find any toucans? Because toucans actually live in Central America and South America! Anyways, what do toucans look like? Well they have nice black bodys and perfectly white throats but the most colourful part on their body is the beak! The beak is very colourful, it has lots of rainbows and very bright colours. Did you know that a toucan has a serrated beak? That means that it is jagged, easy to cut through fruit and it has an awesome grip! A toucan should be the height of 29 cm! The lightest a toucan is: 120 g! That species is the ‘lettered aracari toucan’. Quite the mouthful! Haha! There are 2 heavy toucans that weigh the same and those two are the yellow throated toucan and the white throated toucan. They both weigh 600 g! 

For a toucan, you can't just laze around and throw fruit at each other, you have to watch out for predators. Here are 5 predators that toucans have to watch out for: forest eagles, hawks, owls, boas and jaguars. 
What do toucans eat? Well a toucan eats stuff like: Fruit and insects but some species eat: small birds, snakes, lizards, other reptiles, and grill. You may be wondering where toucans eat. They eat at their home and feed their children. What is an average toucans favourite meal? The answer to that question is: fruit. They love fruit! I hope you do too! It is very healthy. 

Now it's time for some FUN FACTS! Did you know that toucans have narrow tongues. That means they can slide them into the fruit, grab seeds and then take them out! Toucans live up to 40 years! That's eleven years younger than my mother! She could have had a toucan as a pet and kept it till she turned 40! Did you know that in India they actually have toucans as pets!

As you can see the toucan is a very cool bird. Their beaks are very cool because of how long and colourful they are. There are many different species of toucan. Toucans don't like to fly.  They fly very short distances. If they do fly, they only fly from treetop to treetop. Can you imagine how long that would take?