What Are Those Giant Beaks on Toucans About?

About this episode

The episode explores the purpose of toucans' giant beaks with insights from a bird keeper at the Cincinnati Zoo.

Izzy asks: What Are Those Giant Beaks on Toucans About? Yeah, what ARE they about?! Luckily, Mike and Chanel are friends with Aimee Owen, the Cincinnati Zoo's Aviculture Senior Keeper (bird keeper), to tell us ALL ABOUT toucans and their giant beaks. And since The Zooquarium Podcast smushes science and art, Mike makes sure to ask about some fictional toucans in movies, tv shows, and breakfast cereal commercials. Visit thezooquarium.com/podcast to download quizzes, activity sheets, and bonus materials, upload YOUR art, and submit YOUR animal questions ! WATCH this episode on YouTube and Spotify ! Learn more about the Cincinnati Zoo Learn about the Portland Aquarium Shop the Mike Bennett Studios store Follow us on Instagram: @thezooquarium Follow Mike on Instagram: @mikebennettart Follow Mike on TikTok: @mikebennettart Subscribe to the Mike Bennett Studios YouTube Channel Follow Chanel on Instagram: @pschanel Learn about The Elakha Alliance: elakhaalliance.org The Zooquarium Podcast releases every other Tuesday. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you’re informed when new episodes come out! Video versions are available on YouTube and Spotify . Bonus videos for episodes are…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Bennett, Chanel Hason

Guest: Aimee Owen

Topics covered

• toucans
• animal behavior
• bird anatomy
• zoology
• art in science
• cinema references

Keywords

• toucans
• beaks
• Cincinnati Zoo
• animal questions
• art
• science
• bird keeper

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cincinnati Zoo, Mike Bennett Studios, The Elakha Alliance, Carol Cleveland Sings

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