Stan the Toucan

Stan the Toucan
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This toucan was named Stan. Stan was a retired professional golfer, living out his life with his fortune that he'd accumulated. Stan was one of the birds that had the intellect of humans, but Stan had suffered a concussion at the hands of Tiger Woods, when Tiger had accidentally swung his golf club into the back of Stan's head. This had left Stan with severe brain damage, and left him unable to care for himself without professional full-time help.

He ended up being confined to his mansion where he would sit and play with Tonka trucks and Legos for hours and hours on end. He would not recognize old friends and acquaintances, but he was approached by one of his old fans one day who offered him a job as a helicopter pilot. He immediately accepted but refused to go through any training of any sort. When he did make the flight, he crashed during takeoff, killing all of his passengers. Fortunately, he was not injured, and he was escorted by federal authorities from the crashed helicopter directly to prison.

This photo was taken one day when I visited him in prison. I stuck the camera lens through the cell's bars, got the thumbs up, and that was that. I left and never spoke a word to him. I have heard that he is writing an autobiography, but I am suspicious of his writing ability. Ah well, I suppose we'll see soon enough