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Down feathers are the feathers closest to a birds body, they need them to maintain the right temperature. An animals fur is there to lock in heat.
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Does a petrel have fur fins or feathers?
No. Petrels are not mammals - they are seabirds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
What do most mammals cover their bodies with?
All mammals are covered in either hair/fur.Answer Improved by: -k-Mammals would be covered with hair. Mammals are warm blooded and grow hair on their bodies. Other non-mammal species might grow fur, feathers, or another type of body covering but its not the same as hair.
Do dinosaurs have eyelashes?
No dinosaurs had hair, although some had feathers. Reptiles with hair or hair like fibers included some types of pterosaurs and thecodonts. Thecodonts are the reptiles that mammals evolved from.
Is the grebes carnivore?
No. Grebes are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is a starling herbivore?
No. Starlings are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Are chinstrap penguins mammals?
No. All penguins are birds, not mammals. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is there a mammal by the name kite?
Kites are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is a wing kite a mammal?
No. Kites are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is an Australasian gannet a mammal?
No. Gannets are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is a sparrow a mammal?
Sparrows are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Is an arctic tern a mammal?
No. Terns are not mammals - they are birds. The differences between birds and mammals are:Birds have feathers while mammals have fur, hair or skinBirds lay eggs whilst mammals (with the exception of the monotremes) bear live youngBirds do not feed their young on mothers' milk like all mammals do
Do penguins have feathers or hair?
Like all birds, penguins have feathers.
