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Toucan Uses its Bill to Keep Cool (2 of 6)

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Toucan Uses its Bill to Keep Cool (2 of 6)

image: These Toco toucan chicks are one week old. This image accompanied the research article "Heat Exchange from the Toucan Bill Reveals a Controllable Vascular Thermal Radiator," by G.J. Tattersall et a.l appearing in the July 24, 2009, issue of Science. view more 

Credit: Image courtesy of Thiago Filadelpho


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