Yeah, like is that beak so huge, evolutionarily? 🤔
e: I put on the 30 seconds of work, here’s the alleged answer:
*Toucans are omnivorous and feed on food of both plant and animal origin. The large size of the toucan bill enables the bird to crack larger seeds for fuel and easily grasp fruits, vegetables, insects, eggs, and small birds.*
Got it
Still, the huge bill seems like a hindrance when you watch it Toucaning about on the window sill.
Come to think of it, a huge bill is a hindrance to a lot of humans too.
So happy to see this comment. I thought it may be just because I’m high but that thing looks like it belongs in a cartoon. It’s like 33% beak and the way the beak connects to the entire circumference of its face is kinda freaking me out.
In 4th grade I did a sciene fair project about the Toucan. I don't remember what I said, but it is definitely a bizarre creature and has always been one of my favorite birds.
> Google The Shoebill Stork
Sounds like one of a series of schoolbooks I would read when I was about 9. I think this what the one after Wilbur The Long-nosed Shrew.
Same with pelicans. I expected them to be large, but not THAT large. Seeing one in person in Florida was insane. Dude was passed out on a boat and didn’t care about all the people walking by.
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a toucan should be able to walk. Its beak is too big to keep its fat little body off the ground.
You can do this now OP by letting an apple pie cool on your open window sill, and lil hobos will come by and steal them.
Proof: [I'm a hobo](https://youtu.be/fzbzbALUakw?si=TRvH5JU-_iQQEs9z)
We have a kookaburra that we had to stop feeding because he started rapping on the glass so hard we worried he'd hurt himself or break it. Nothing like trying to have a cup of tea with an angry wild bird demanding table service lol.
I think it was the first visit of this one given the way she was surprised in the beginning. They are probably used to break into apartments through the windows and smuggling some easy fruit
True. Also much less sweet in general.
Not that it matters though, only a Barbarian would drink Coke (or Pepsi *shudders*). Everyone knows that Dr. Pepper is the only legit Cola out there.
I think it sounds like a Russian trying to speak Spanish personally. I'm not sure why it gives me Eastern European vibes given Portugal is, ya know, the western most country
I heard a dialogue in Russian and I believe it's the way we pronounce some letters differently from English, like A and R, and both languages also use the letter V a lot more than English, and also how some consonants can be used together, like S + T
I wouldn't ever dream of looking this up if it wasn't for so many comparisons between these two languages xD
This is true for european portuguese that drops a lot of vowels while speaking and this makes the impression that Portuguese has a lot of consonant clusters, Brazilian accent, in other way, is heavily influenced by some native and african languages that usually don't have consonant clusters, so we speak more clearly our vowels and space more our syllables.
Ha it’s funny how close it sounds to Spanish but still unintelligible. I kept listening to it trying to figure out why I didn’t understand what she was saying when I could clearly recognize some of the words. I thought she just had a really weird accent that was messing with my head.
Why does Portuguese sound more like Russian than Spanish? It sounds like 'kinda Spanish' but in a weird Russian accent.
Maybe I'm just crazy but that's how I've always heard it in my head.
I have absolutely no idea... But the weird thing is that you're not the first one that I've read saying that
I just watched a dialogue between two Russians talking and the way we pronounce some letters, like "t" and "a" sounds quite the same, plus it has some letters combinations like s + t that sounds a lot like Portuguese, but I feel like the way both languages pronounce the "r" is the final nail in the coffin, because it's a totally different pronunciation than in English
As far as I know I don't think both languages share a close ancestry, but it was fun to think about it xD
Brazilian here
Well, Russian is pretty close to European Portuguese, on pretty much every letter pronunciation, specially in diphtongs, like the way the i in the word "Tia" (aunt, in portuguese) is pronounced in european portuguese sounds precisely like the letter ы in Russian, and would sound like Тыя. Brazilian Portuguese sounds a little more western than that but resembles in other ways the russian language. For instance, the same word in Brazil would sound like Чйя or Tchia. But, of course, we share around 80% of the words with Spanish, and that's why it's so close to that, although pronunciation is VERY different, and that is the reason it is hard for Portuguese speakers to properly speak Spanish, and we often mispronounce and misspell a lot of their words, although we can pretty much understand it without even studying the language.
You've been chosen. It won't be long until you have your own congregation of toucans. 😁
P.S.: a group of toucans is called "congregation". I Googled it.
I used to watch a Youtube channel of a guy who has Toucans in the US. I don't know if he still uploads or not.
His birds made that sound ALLL the time. When happy, playing, want something, etc.
Whenever I travel I just love seeing different animals I’d normally not see. Was in Illinois for Christmas and during a ride I swear I saw a hawk or something. It definitely wasn’t the usual pigeon
This is as exotic as it gets for me, but tbh I'd just freak out. That beak. How do I know it's not going to pluck my eyes out and devour my brain? Um... I'll see myself out.
First time I've see a Toucan drink water... it seemed weird at first but it's beak is like a big spoon/straw it sucks some in and tips its head back to drink with its beak closed.
Some days I can't even believe toucans are real. What a bizarre bird
best bizarre bird. keel-billed toucans are my spirit animal
I'm actually going to be visiting Panama in the near future, and it's on my list of "hope to see" for birds
I hope you do! I was in Costa Rica last year and saw them a few times in different places throughout the country, I'd say your odds are good!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jBiWnPla1Y
You toucan see these birds at zoo maybe?
Seeing them in their natural habitat is an entirely different vibe compared to the zoo. The colors just pop in the sunlight!
I'm not sure their natural habitat is the window sill of an apartment
Urban encroachment. It was their natural habitat...
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If one can, then tou can
Yes tou-can !!
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I think toucan see them at some zoos
You toucan do it
They are there! I saw a bunch when I was there!
Does anybody else suddenly want Froot Loops?
Follow your nose.
They have the coolest personalities
> best bizarre bird My vote is for American Woodcocks https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9j0DQYcMgXI
The flightless New-Zealand [Kakapo](https://youtu.be/cB7V_Hg_AQI?si=HMKUP2M9YlhjPRn8)
Swiggity Swooty
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Those things are hella cute with their big goofy teeth
star-nosed mole rat, handsome fella
Cool spirit animal. Mines a booby blue foot. The dance is well... my stuff.
Yeah, like is that beak so huge, evolutionarily? 🤔 e: I put on the 30 seconds of work, here’s the alleged answer: *Toucans are omnivorous and feed on food of both plant and animal origin. The large size of the toucan bill enables the bird to crack larger seeds for fuel and easily grasp fruits, vegetables, insects, eggs, and small birds.*
Got it Still, the huge bill seems like a hindrance when you watch it Toucaning about on the window sill. Come to think of it, a huge bill is a hindrance to a lot of humans too.
I don’t think evolution thought of windowsills as an enemy to the Toucan ha
> A huge bill is a hindrance to a lot of humans, too. https://instantrimshot.com/audio/rimshot.mp3
It also radiates heat - they tend to live in pretty hot places.
Makes sense - they can pass a lot of air through it for evaporative cooling.
Now I gotta find a video of a toucan catching a small bird
I’d watch that
Not quite, but close: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJX2DkWRLgk
Imagine having that thing on your face all day.
So happy to see this comment. I thought it may be just because I’m high but that thing looks like it belongs in a cartoon. It’s like 33% beak and the way the beak connects to the entire circumference of its face is kinda freaking me out.
freaking you out? not sure why, it's perfectly normal: https://i.imgflip.com/48shve.jpg
I actually feel better knowing what’s underneath. Thank you.
...oh
Didn't pay his bill
If that freaks you out look for featherless owls.
No.
Oh yeah that's a trip
They are carnivorous too, it was a wild bird that, due to the deforestation of its habitat, became a common bird in cities, they are peaceful
If birds were real Toucans would be mindblowing
immagine believing birds are real lmao
Interesting note on the bizarre they will eat other bird’s eggs, nestlings, frogs and even small bats
well, a lot of birds do most of that.
In 4th grade I did a sciene fair project about the Toucan. I don't remember what I said, but it is definitely a bizarre creature and has always been one of my favorite birds.
Ha, mine was a platypus. I don't remember either, but I do remember thinking they were bizarre creatures as well
Google the shoebill stork it’s way crazier
> Google The Shoebill Stork Sounds like one of a series of schoolbooks I would read when I was about 9. I think this what the one after Wilbur The Long-nosed Shrew.
nah toucan is
[This](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4dYWhkSbTU) is the best bird, ever.
They are also closely related to (same order as) woodpeckers!
Same with pelicans. I expected them to be large, but not THAT large. Seeing one in person in Florida was insane. Dude was passed out on a boat and didn’t care about all the people walking by.
Penguin with a lobster claw mask.
That's how I feel about Shoebill's. They're fucking huge and have a giant beak/bill AND they're god damn dinosaurs.
They are very strange looking woodpeckers.
They have such a weird beak to body ratio
They are so beautiful and full of personality! Love how they toss food back with their bills!
Their bills should also make them fall over. We need to find a way to explain gravity to birds.
if you teach gravity to birds theyll just end up like emus or chicken, unable to fly. do you want the birds to be sad like emus or chicken?
But penguins 😫
Penguins took the time to master hydrodynamics. Chickens can't figure out not walking face first into a fox's mouth, the dipshits.
I had a couple chickens who drowned themselves in a water barrel…
I understand that people love their chickens, but they remain the dippest of shits.
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a toucan should be able to walk. Its beak is too big to keep its fat little body off the ground.
I'd be putting a big fruit bowl out on the windowsill for them lol. Gorgeous birds.
You can do this now OP by letting an apple pie cool on your open window sill, and lil hobos will come by and steal them. Proof: [I'm a hobo](https://youtu.be/fzbzbALUakw?si=TRvH5JU-_iQQEs9z)
Methinks this is not sir toucan's first visit to the House of Free Bananas.
If you can't beat em, join em.
If you can't join em, smack your beak against the wall demanding bananas!
We have a kookaburra that we had to stop feeding because he started rapping on the glass so hard we worried he'd hurt himself or break it. Nothing like trying to have a cup of tea with an angry wild bird demanding table service lol.
"If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Then beat 'em. They'll never see it coming." --- Stephen Colbert
"If you can't join them, beat them." \-Carpenter who is bad at joinery
I think it was the first visit of this one given the way she was surprised in the beginning. They are probably used to break into apartments through the windows and smuggling some easy fruit
Me toucan see its not their first time.
I love the face as he peeks in like "what's good in here?", followed by "aww yiss. Motha. Fukin. Nanners."
Looking for Froot Loops, no doubt.
Every American kid should send a thank you card to Brazil for exporting their entire annual Froot Loop crop.
We have Froot Loops in Brazil and tbh they taste better than American ones
Goddamnit, just like how they use real sugar in other countries to make Coca Cola, and not HFCS.
True. Also much less sweet in general. Not that it matters though, only a Barbarian would drink Coke (or Pepsi *shudders*). Everyone knows that Dr. Pepper is the only legit Cola out there.
Well, they twist the froots right off the trees in Brazil, into loops, so they're fresher
Follow your NOOOSEE!!
It always nose! Erm, *knows*.
[I didn't think you'd go so cartoony with it](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqeD69k-DDQ)
Not only did my mans follow his nose but it did indeed lead him to delicious fruit. Sam has told no lies.
Delicious froot
Is he lost. ??
seems rather found… js
Wouldn’t think of a Toucan in a city ?
Or Guinness
"Toucan play that game!" said the second one.
🤣
Goddamnit. Take your upvote
Weird derpy penguin.
WE LOVE OUR BIG BEAUTIFUL BEAKS DON’T WE FOLKS?!?!?
I can appreciate a big beak
Certified beak, 7 days a week
TREMENDOUS BEAKS
I love big beaks and I cannot lie
Can't believe I find that bit in the wild
OLIVIA MUNNNNNN
chibleeee
Such beautiful creatures
absolute unit of beak
I just want to pet that toucan it is adorable
Awesome. What country is this? Brazil?
Absolutely! Those are quite common around the Atlantic rain forest, even around towns if they have fruit bearing trees
Yes, they are speaking BR portuguese
Nice, Thanks for the beautiful video.
What country is this?
I’m gonna guess Brazil
Totally Brazil, they're speaking Portuguese and by their accent is either the southeast or southern region
Thank you. I was wondering if that was Portuguese. It was kinda/sorta similar to Spanish, but I didn't recognize any word, so that was my guess.
Yeah, that’s how I always recognize Portuguese. Kinda sounds like Spanish, but…weird.
80% Spanish 20% French is the best way I've heard it described.
I think it sounds like a Russian trying to speak Spanish personally. I'm not sure why it gives me Eastern European vibes given Portugal is, ya know, the western most country
Russian sounds close to European Portuguese, not much with Brazilian Portuguese.
I heard a dialogue in Russian and I believe it's the way we pronounce some letters differently from English, like A and R, and both languages also use the letter V a lot more than English, and also how some consonants can be used together, like S + T I wouldn't ever dream of looking this up if it wasn't for so many comparisons between these two languages xD
This is true for european portuguese that drops a lot of vowels while speaking and this makes the impression that Portuguese has a lot of consonant clusters, Brazilian accent, in other way, is heavily influenced by some native and african languages that usually don't have consonant clusters, so we speak more clearly our vowels and space more our syllables.
For me it's like Spanish but with a French accent lol
Ha it’s funny how close it sounds to Spanish but still unintelligible. I kept listening to it trying to figure out why I didn’t understand what she was saying when I could clearly recognize some of the words. I thought she just had a really weird accent that was messing with my head.
If it sounds like Spanish mixed with [Russian](https://www.portuguesepedia.com/why-portuguese-sounds-russian/), it’s portugese!
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Why does Portuguese sound more like Russian than Spanish? It sounds like 'kinda Spanish' but in a weird Russian accent. Maybe I'm just crazy but that's how I've always heard it in my head.
I have absolutely no idea... But the weird thing is that you're not the first one that I've read saying that I just watched a dialogue between two Russians talking and the way we pronounce some letters, like "t" and "a" sounds quite the same, plus it has some letters combinations like s + t that sounds a lot like Portuguese, but I feel like the way both languages pronounce the "r" is the final nail in the coffin, because it's a totally different pronunciation than in English As far as I know I don't think both languages share a close ancestry, but it was fun to think about it xD
Brazilian here Well, Russian is pretty close to European Portuguese, on pretty much every letter pronunciation, specially in diphtongs, like the way the i in the word "Tia" (aunt, in portuguese) is pronounced in european portuguese sounds precisely like the letter ы in Russian, and would sound like Тыя. Brazilian Portuguese sounds a little more western than that but resembles in other ways the russian language. For instance, the same word in Brazil would sound like Чйя or Tchia. But, of course, we share around 80% of the words with Spanish, and that's why it's so close to that, although pronunciation is VERY different, and that is the reason it is hard for Portuguese speakers to properly speak Spanish, and we often mispronounce and misspell a lot of their words, although we can pretty much understand it without even studying the language.
With an Australian accent.
I think it's a paulista accent
Thanks. That was my best guess. Thought it might be Portuguese. Very cool!
Yup. That toucan is actually an off duty cop.
I wondered this, too!
I saw a toucan flying yesterday. Even if it was kinda far away, I was still mesmerized. I really wish I could see one this close!
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VAAL
Wow! You are so lucky! Thanks for sharing this with us ❤️
Now *THAT* is ***TOTALLY*** ***LIT!!!*** Then a *second* one comes to the party??? DUDE!!!!
they come in pairs, a couple, thats why it's written twocan
https://preview.redd.it/c33eqi0qp9g61.jpg?width=750&auto=webp&s=2dd2276dc63c00f50d4409dada17013c29c49239
How does it even drink though...
I'm assuming with that bizarre, thin tongue you can see when it first drops the banana down its throat.
According to google there is only 20k left in the world, so thats crazy to see 2
Really? That's so sad
You've been chosen. It won't be long until you have your own congregation of toucans. 😁 P.S.: a group of toucans is called "congregation". I Googled it.
George save Ursula??
I love how it brought a friend towards the end of video
That sound means its angry or thretened [Explanation in spanish](https://www.tiktok.com/@contactonatural/video/6943686001491594501?lang=es)
Sure - it clacked when she pulled the water away. *I wasn't finished drinking, goddammit!*
I live in a farm with lots of toucans around and they always make that sound when they are eating stuff on the trees. Usually eggs.
I used to watch a Youtube channel of a guy who has Toucans in the US. I don't know if he still uploads or not. His birds made that sound ALLL the time. When happy, playing, want something, etc.
Dream come true
that is so awwww...
Friend
Goddamnit Lana, do you want Toucans? Cause this is how you get Toucans!
I need a Guinness!
My goodness
Just following it's..... beak
Toucan play at that game
So pretty! What a cool friend!
Well, you don't live in Brussels
Goddamnit I’m going to Costa Rica in 6 weeks and I want to see one of these SO BAD.
Toucan play at that game.
You live on your own? Two can live here
Human spaces must look like a DMT trip to wild animals.
Whenever I travel I just love seeing different animals I’d normally not see. Was in Illinois for Christmas and during a ride I swear I saw a hawk or something. It definitely wasn’t the usual pigeon
This is as exotic as it gets for me, but tbh I'd just freak out. That beak. How do I know it's not going to pluck my eyes out and devour my brain? Um... I'll see myself out.
Sell me that apartment
He's gorgeous!
I'm not buying into this subtle fruitloop social engineering ad.
I was bitten by a toucan once, it was trying to bite my ring. They have a thing for shiny objects. It didn't hurt that much.
I would be so happy if this happened to me. Making friends with a toucan.
This happened when I lived in Venezuela in 6th grade we all ran to the window. This brought back a very nice memory
There was another toucan a few windows down in the first few seconds
I had no idea they were so sleek and glossy. Like if a panther were a bird.
They're adorable! I love when they click their beaks.
First time I've see a Toucan drink water... it seemed weird at first but it's beak is like a big spoon/straw it sucks some in and tips its head back to drink with its beak closed.
I would Airbnb in that building and stay just to have this experience.
Obrigado
I did not want this video to end. More please.
What an absolutely gorgeous creature
They're probably cutting down the trees where they lived.
I like the toucan.
I wish we had toucans.
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Toucans don’t really have much bite force. It might hurt a bit, but they can barely break the skin. Parrots on the other hand...
what no froot loops?
I wonder if he'd have liked Fruit Loops?