Toucan bills and Exuberant Polymorphism

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Two interesting research notes-

Study unravels mystery of toucan's huge bill
www.thestar.com/sciencetec...icle/671028

Looking different improves ‘survival’ among animals of same species
www.topnews.in/looking-di...ies-2193056

There is not much emphasis given to the "all of the above" option on various evolutionary reasons explaining features such as the toucan's bill, but it seems more likely to me than any one factor by itself.
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