A toucan can thank the marvels of 3-D printing for a life-changing procedure. It's not clear how the bird named Tieta lost the upper part of her beak, but veterinarians at a Brazilian wildlife group ...

The toucan beak isn't just beautiful, it's also an adjustable thermal radiator that the bird uses to warm and cool itself. Researchers have discovered that the toucan can heat and cool its bill at an ...

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica – A group of volunteer animal rescuers are coming together to save the life of a badly abused bird named Grecia. No one knows how or why someone cut off the beak of this toucan, ...

A scrappy toucan’s beak outlook is looking much better. Grecia, a Costa Rican toucan, is set to receive a prosthetic beak after his was mutilated during an attack by a group of young kids. Grecia is ...

Discover how the toucan beak purpose extends as a natural air conditioner, regulating temperature through its unique blood vessel network. Why should the bird have a beak that accounts for 40 percent ...

Beaten, abused and unable to fend for itself, Grecia the toucan was nearly left for dead. That’s when Rock Hill company 3D Systems stepped in to help. And you can watch the whole story on TV Wednesday ...

NPR's Scott Simon takes a moment to note that a toucan in Costa Rica that had part of its beak destroyed is getting a new one made from a 3-D printer. There's a toucan in Costa Rica who may have his ...

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 — it ...