While he may have gotten his beak wet, he’s undoubtedly earned himself a fruity snack, so his efforts proved worthwhile. Related: Mom Catches Sassy Toucan Snacking on Her Roses and He’s Not ...

Under these drastically changing conditions, the struggle to survive favored the larger birds with deep, strong beaks for opening the hard seeds. Smaller finches with less-powerful beaks perished.

Along the shore diminutive pterosaurs called Tapejara wellnhoferi pluck nuts and fruit from scrubby trees with their toucan-like beaks. Above the whole tableau soars the most impressive Araripe ...

Further study of their beaks and food-gathering behaviour could help conserve some of these birds, many of which are at threat of extinction. The results are reported in the journal Biology Letters .

The real estate developer who co-owns Bakersfield's Toucan Building was stuck in traffic on Interstate 5 on Labor Day and couldn’t get back downtown soon enough after he was inundated with phone ...

It’s native to eastern and southern Africa and the southern Arabian Peninsula. Though its beak is twice as big as its body, the tropical toucan does not look gangly or silly. In fact, it stands out as ...

For example, the cactus finch has a long beak that reaches into blossoms, the ground finch has a short beak adapted for eating seeds buried under the soil, and the tree finch has a parrot-shaped ...

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 ...

As I sprinted across the road separating Ida Noyes from the quad, the words of my soon-to-be-battle-worn comrades were ...

He bumps into a tree, leaving him with a bandaged beak. Bird friends lavish sympathy on him, so he bandages up other parts of himself to invite more... Marcus Pfister, trans. from the German by ...