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Do birds shed

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No. This is because only mammals and amphibians can sweat. On land, sweat on the skin evaporates and takes heat away from the body, making you feel cooler. But in the sea, water can't evaporate off the fish because they are already in water.

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No. Ducks are birds, and birds do not have sweat glands. What many birds do have, including ducks, is a "preen gland" at the base of their tail. This gland exudes an oil; the duck uses its bill to spread the oil through its feathers to preen itself.

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Birds may shed there feathers if they are sick or have a diease, or if they clean them selves to often but otherwise then that no.

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No, birds do not have sweat glands so they can not sweat.

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Some do.

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yes

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