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Birders

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4. This link mentions that they supplement their diet with protein to help raise their chicks ...

Fri Mar 3, 2023, 04:55 PM

Mar 2023

and that the beak is also a thermo-regulator, a grabber-tool, and helps masticate their food with the serrated edge:

Why Are Toucans’ Beaks So Big?

https://www.birdspot.co.uk/bird-brain/why-are-toucans-beaks-so-big

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Gray-breasted Mountain Toucan [View all] Donkees Mar 2023 OP

Wonder why it needs such a large beak to eat berries and fruit? The Wielding Truth Mar 2023 #1

They also eat small animals: Donkees Mar 2023 #2

That makes sense. Thank you, Donkees. The Wielding Truth Mar 2023 #3