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What laundry advertising used a feather?
I think it was Downy (Down being the soft feathers on a bird)
What are the animals that are covered with feather?
All of the animals currently living on Earth that have feathers are birds, and all birds have feathers. There are fossil indications that at least some dinosaurs had feathers when they were young.
What birds have feathers that are useful to humans?
The number of feathers a bird has is largely influenced by a) its size (although this does not mean that the largest bird has the most feathers), b) where it lives and c) which season of the year it is. Feathers provide warmth and insulation, birds in colder climates have more feathers. That's why "moulting" occurs during the warmer months, when excess feathers and downy, underlying feathers drop out. The bird with the most feathers is the Whistling Swan Cygnus columbianus which can have up to 25,000 feathers during Winter. The bird with the smallest number of feathers is the Ruby Hummingbird Archilochus colubris with only 940 feathers altogether.
How do feathers of a bird protect it from cold?
how the feathers protect the bird
Which is the bird that do not have feathers?
As far as we know, there is no bird living without feathers.
How many feathers can fit in 1000ft x 1000ft x 500ft box?
It depends on the size of the feathers. They vary greatly in size: from the wing feathers of some birds to the downy feathers of others.
How do the feathers of a bird protect it from cold?
how the feathers protect the bird
How would the loss of feathers affect a bird?
It will not be able to fly with no feathers. Feathers keep a bird warm. If its feathers are gone it will die of cold. Most importantly feathers help a bird to escape from predators.
State four differences between contour and down feather?
In between contour feathers is a patch of bare skin called the apteria. Down feathers develop in the apteria preserving air trapped under the contour wings. Downy feathers are shaped of a incredibly unfastened structure that is flexible and helps trap air close to the bird.
What is another name for bird feathers?
Another name for bird feathers is down.
What is under the feathers of a bird that keeps the bird warm in freezing temperature?
Down feathers are feathers that lie under a birds body and primary feathers. These feathers are small and puffy, and trap warm air under a bird's feathers.
What does a bird do to clean its feathers?
They 'pren' their feathers
