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Toucans

Leo Statts

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Published by Abdo Zoom™, PO Box 398166, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55439. Copyright © 2017 by
Abdo Consulting Group, Inc. International copyrights reserved in all countries. No part of this book may be
reproduced in any form without written permission from the publisher. Abdo Zoom™ is a trademark and logo
of Abdo Consulting Group, Inc.

Printed in the United States of America, North Mankato, Minnesota

062016
092016

Cover Photo: Shutterstock Images

Interior Photos: Shutterstock Images, 1; iStockphoto, 4, 5, 9, 10–11; Tadas Jucys/Shutterstock Images, 7;
Carvalho Brasil/iStockphoto, 8–9; Red Line Editorial, 11, 20 (left), 20 (right), 21 (left), 21 (right); Mark Kostich/
iStockphoto, 12; Luiz Botter/iStockphoto, 13; Paul S. Wolf/Shutterstock Images, 14; Luciano Queiroz/
Shutterstock Images, 15; Mark Caunt/Shutterstock Images, 17; Vladimir Melnik/iStockphoto, 18

Editor: Brienna Rossiter

Series Designer: Madeline Berger
Art Direction: Dorothy Toth

Publisher’s Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Statts, Leo, author.
Title: Toucans / by Leo Statts.
Description: Minneapolis, MN : Abdo Zoom, [2017] | Series: Rain forest animals |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2016941151 | ISBN 9781680791976 (lib. bdg.) |
ISBN 9781680793659 (ebook) | ISBN 9781680794540 (Read-to-me ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Toucans--Juvenile literature.
Classification: DDC 598.7--dc23
LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2016941151

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 Table of Contents
Toucans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Habitat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Food . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Life Cycle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Quick Stats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Booklinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

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 Toucans

Toucans are social birds.

4 They live in groups called flocks.

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 They are known
for their big, colorful bills.

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 Body

Toucans have round bodies

and small heads. They have short,
round wings. Their tails are long.

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 Most toucans have black or green
feathers. Some have other colors.
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 Habitat

Many toucans live in rain forests.

These forests are warm
and wet. Some toucans live
in cooler forests.

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 Where toucans live 11

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 Some toucans are in danger.
New buildings and farms
take over their homes.

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 People
sometimes
capture them
for pets.

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 Food

Toucans are omnivores.

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 They eat nuts and seeds.
Some eat frogs or lizards.
But they mostly eat fruit.
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 The fruit has seeds.
Toucans eat them. The seeds
come out in their droppings.
This grows new plants.

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 Life Cycle

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 Toucans
lay eggs. Baby
toucans hatch
after approximately
17 days. Toucans can
live up to 20 years.

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 Quick
Stats
Average Weight
A toucan weighs as much as
four sticks of butter.

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 Quick
Stats
Average Length
A toucan is longer than a
basketball.

in

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 Glossary
flock - a group of animals that live
together.
hatch - to be born from an egg.
omnivore - an animal that eats
both plants and animals.
rain forest - a tropical woodland
where it rains a lot.
social - friendly, enjoys being
around others.

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 Index
bills, 5 pets, 13

colors, 9 rain forests, 10

eggs, 19 social, 4

feathers, 9 tails, 6
flocks, 4
wings, 6
fruit, 15, 16

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