Brazil is a paradise for birds; the country has more than 1,700 species. Among them is the colorful toucan, a bird with an almost comically giant bill that can be half as long as its body.

This image accompanied the research article "Heat Exchange from the Toucan Bill Reveals a Controllable Vascular Thermal Radiator," by G.J. Tattersall et al. appearing in the July 24, 2009 ...

Remember the toucan in Costa Rica who had its upper beak hacked off by a perpetrator who was never found? Well, here's an update to a story we first told you about last year. And, spoiler alert ...