An Unfortunate But True Future

The toucan is a bird that primarily lives in the Amazon Rainforests. But, many scientists say that climate change and deforestation can bring up to a 50% loss of Amazon Rainforest in the next decade or so. One of the toucan's special adaptations is the way it can camouflage. With less rainforest, feather colors would begin to adjust as well to colors of more common vegetation. Though it wouldn’t be significant, it could be possible that toucans would begin to be seen with less and less vibrant colors, such as reds and blues. It may begin to appear more green and yellow. The toucan’s beak is used for many things. It is not only used for attracting mates, but studies are now showing that they are used in heat distribution as well as defense and intimidation. Defense and intimidation would become even more key in places without much vegetation/cover.