Cuteness recently hatchedbrat the Fort Worth Zoo. In June, the zoo welcomed the arrival of three Tocobrtoucan chicks: one male and two females. This is a first for the species at thebrzoo.
The chicks join theirbrmother and father in the stone bird house, which sits just beneath RaptorbrCanyon at the zoo. Found in several South American countries, the Tocobrtoucan is the largest member of the toucan family. Its bright coloration helpsbrthe bird camouflage into the fauna within its habitat. Though the Toco toucanbrappears to have blue eyes, its black eyes are actually encircled by a thinbrlayer of blue skin. After several months, the young Toco toucans’ beaks willbreventually grow to be almost eight inches long.
The Fort Worth Zoobrparticipates in a Toco toucan breeding program with other North American zoosbrto maintain a healthy, self-sustaining population of this species to helpbrprevent its extinction.
Visit FortWorthZoo.org for more.