A San Ysidro man was charged Wednesday in San Diego federal court with attempting to smuggle 14 exotic toucans across the U.S ...

Getty Images/Tom Applegate At first glance, if you were to come across this bird, you might think that they had a wig on or ...

Carlos Abundez, a 35-year-old resident of San Ysidro, California, recently appeared in federal court to face serious charges ...

Carlos Abundez, 35, is facing federal smuggling charges after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the discovery.

The toucan has not been seen since, but Rapoza reassures, "That doesn't mean that the bird is gone." In fact, several days elapsed between the last day it was reported before TAS' Saturday walk.

Carlos Abundez allegedly attempted to smuggle 14 live toucans across the U.S.-Mexico border. The birds are protected and can cost up to $5,000 per bird when sold.

The case is the fourth filed in San Diego in recent months against people allegedly attempting to smuggle protected exotic ...

If any bird looks like it belongs in Jurassic Park, it’s the toucan. Birds are living dinosaurs, after all, and this species still looks like its prehistoric ancestors. Toucan chicks are ...