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samanthacos | 20:23 Wed 12th Mar 2008 | Animals & Nature
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why do toucans not fall over due to there big nose?

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The interior of the toucan beak is a rigid "foam" made of cancellous bony fibres and drum-like membranes between layers of keratin, the protein that makes up fingernails, hair, and horn

or more simply put- its extremely strong but extremely light.

Useful for reaching fruit, berries etc at the end of small branches which wont support the weight of the bird
... and it is their beak, not nose.

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