Tumblr Thread Points Some Interesting Facts About The Weird Look Of Toucans

Toucans are known for their oversized, colorful beaks that seem non-proportional to their body's size. This guy on Tumblr started a viral thread filled with some interesting facts about this weird looking bird. By talking about the bird's skeletal anatomy and the way it sleeps, people started to realize that these birds are indeed weirder yet cuter than they thought.

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    Text - cryptid-quartz Toucans are pretty weird, right?
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    Toucan
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    Text - I mean look at them, they're all [friggin] beak. But they get weirder. Have you ever seen a toucan skull?
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    White - prokopetz It gets worse:
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    Toucan
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    Text - I MEAN LOOK AT THIS THING THEIR BEAK IS TALLER THAN THEIR ENTIRE [FRIGGIN] SKULL
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    Toucan - 91
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    Text - Without the added volume of feathers, a toucan's beak is the size of the whole rest of its body put together. They are literally and without exaggeration 50% beak by volume.
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    Text - worriedaboutmyfern They also have modified tail vertebrae that allow them to snap their tail feathers over their heads. So when they curl up to sleep they look sort of like a ball intended for some very strange sport, made out of beak and fluff:
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    Text - I just learned about sleeping toucans like a week ago and now they are one of my very favorite things.
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    Toucan
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    Interested to learn how baby toucans look like?

    Bird
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    Bird
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    People just loved it:

    Text - 962 pts 1 day ago DeadnCold Well yeah, where else are they gonna fit all those Froot Loops?
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    Text - CaptKirkCameronDiaz 2 pts 1 day ago Just follow you nose. It alwas knows
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    Text - 87 pts 1 day ago CommonCounterfeit This is why the Pokémon Toucannon is literally just an angry toucan. These things are already weird enough to be Pokémon
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    Text - 1 pts 1 day ago Helpusobi11 You are what you beak
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    Text - 1 pts 1 day ago Sensino Their tongue is even weirder
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