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The large bill of the toucan is used primarily for feeding. Toucans use their bills to reach fruits on branches that may be just out of the birds' reach because the branch is too flimsy to support their weight. It has also been suggested that toucans use their bills to reach fruits and other tasty foods and toss them to one another during a mating ritual. The toucan's bill does not appear to be used as a weapon, since much of it is air and therefore it would be useless to be used in this way.

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Because the have to make holes in the ground for their young,there beaks are also big so they can eat cheese thats like a meter away

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Their beak frightens off other animals and is used to camouflage in with the fruits in the trees. It's sharp edges of the beak can cut through fruit to eat.

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Parrots need large beaks because of their diet. They have sharp, strong, curved beaks which are ideal for cracking hard shells of seeds and nuts.

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Because they think it is hot

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It is so big because it is ment to speak

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To eat

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