ZooBorns — Toucan
Tulsa Zoo Waits Five Years for Toucan Chicks
Posted by Andrew Bleiman on
The Tulsa Zoo is proud to announce the hatching of two Toucan chicks.
The pair was recently observed inside their nest box at the zoo’s Conservation Center. They are the first Green Aracaris to have hatched at the zoo since 2013.
According to keepers, the chicks will fledge (develop feathers) at around five-weeks-old. However, the parents will continue to care for and feed the chicks until...
Paignton Zoo Hatches Two Toco Toucans
Posted by Andrew Bleiman on
Paignton Zoo Environmental Park is the only collection in the UK to have hatched Toco Toucan chicks this year, and the facility is one of only three in all of Europe to have bred this remarkable bird in 2017.
It’s hard to believe that the two new hatchlings, looking more like comical puppets than growing chicks, will turn into examples of one of the most striking and familiar birds in the...
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