Enviroment

Toucan is a cute and friendly bird with a small rounded tail and a long, red and amazing bill. It belongs to family Ramphastidae of zoological order Piciformes belonging to the genus Ramphastos.

There are 37 species in Ramphastidae and the largest birds are known as Toco toucan. The bird about which we are going to talk about right now is the Toucan – yes, the Ramphastos aerial. You might have seen some famous TV serials with Toucan as one of the leading characters on the National Geographic; or some famous children’s films with Toucan as here- like Rio-.

Living beings have many processes in common. Among all the common processes there is one very interesting and wonderful process…

The term animal has its origin from the Latin word animalis which means one who has breath. This word is usually applied for the non-human members of the Kingdom Animalia in animal taxonomy. However, the closer relatives of humans like mammals (having mammary glands) have been included in this term.

An area or structure that protects animals from adverse conditions is called an animal shelter. Different kinds of animals need different types of shelters. Different kinds of animals and their shelters are mentioned here.

Kinds of animals and their shelters

Animals can be classified into terrestrial, arboreal, aquatic and amphibians.

Terrestrial Animals

Land animals are called as terrestrial animals. Some of these animals like lion, tiger, bears and bats live in rock caves. Illustration

Snakes live in ground, under rocks and in abandoned ant hills. Some snakes live insid