Tico is a grumpy toucan and who travels with Blinky and the circus animals. Tico is friends with Blinky and others but he works for the Circus brothers. He tries to help the Circus Brothers catch the animals but Blinky doesn't know about it. Tico wants to restore the circus. He is the cause of the balloon having an accident and he prepares several traps for Blinky and the others. In Africa he gets Blinky a tracking device (pretending to be a birthday present) the Circus Brothers use to follow him. In China he helps the Circus Brothers catch Nutsy, Flap, Penelope, Yoyo and Ling-Ling. His betrayal is discovered in the Amazon jungle, when Blinky sees when Tico talks with the Circus Brothers. The Circus Brothers catch them and Tico decides to intentionally help Blinky and his friends and leaves the Circus brothers. In India he becomes director of the circus.