Sleeping toucan. The keel billed toucan is the national bird of belize. When toucans sleep they turn their head so that their long bill rests on their back and their tail is folded over their head. They live in tropical and sub tropical jungle regions they are native to southern mexico in central america the northern areas of south america and the caribbean region.
The toco toucan the largest and best known toucan species is at home in south americas tropical forests. Toucans are renown for their large colorful bills. Because of this toucans may snap their tail forward until it touches the head.
In the wild toco toucans generally sleep in hollowed out tree trunks which seems to explain the odd position they doze in. Toucans manage their body temperature by adjusting the blood flow to their beak as more blood means more heat release. While sleeping i often refer to them as my little balls of toucan because they compact themselves in such a way its almost hard to recognize their waking form.
The scientists monitored sleeping toucans with infra red video cameras enabling them to see how the surface temperature of the beak rose and fell during the night and as ambient air temperatures. Toucans curl into little balls when they sleep there are about 40 different species of toucans. Toucans take shelter in hollowed out trees usually created by woodpeckers.
Often found in abandoned tree hollows or old woodpecker holes 56 adults may sleep in one hole. This is the posture in which they sleep often appearing simply as a ball of feathers with the tip of the tail sticking out over the head.
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