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What are the two types of bird feathers?
Turkeys have many types of feathers such as beard, crest, ear tuft, flight covert, fluff, lesser sickles, main tail feathers, muff, neck hackles, primary flights, saddle, scapular, secondaries, sickles, tail coverts, vulture hocks, wing bar, and wing bow coverts.
Compare and contrast down feathers and contour feathers?
Contour feathers are long, strong, and smooth, while down feathers are soft and fluffy. Contour feathers give birds their coloring and shape and are used in flight. Down feathers provide a layer of insulation.
What do all birds have or do?
They all have wings, beaks, feathers, two feet, and lay eggs.
The feathers of birds serve two primary functions?
lift for flight and conserving heat
What are two differencesbetweeen birds and mammals?
Mammals do not have feathers and generally do not lay young in eggs.
What two things does every bird have?
wings and feathers
Compare and contrast contour and down feathers?
Birds are the only animals with feathers. They have two main types. Strong, lightweight contour feathers give birds their coloring and shape. They help the birds steer while flying. Soft, fluffy down feathers give adult birds a layer of protection next to their skin. Down feathers cover the bodies of young birds."Actual information from a book, better use it, 'cause you'll probably need it for the Seventh Grade, right... ? I would know, since I am one. :D"
How many feathers does it take to make a ton?
It takes two thousand pounds of feathers to make one ton. Depending on the size of the birds from which the feathers are gathered from would determine how many feathers would make a ton.
In birds black feathers are dominant over brown feathers Two birds with black feathers were crossed They had an offspring with brown feathers How is this possible?
Both parents were heterozygous (Bb). The offspring would statistically be: BB, Bb, Bb, and bb. All but the bb offspring would be black and the bb would be brown.
What are the similarities of parrot and chicken?
Well, there are a lot of similarities between these two animals, for instance: - they are both birds - they have two wings - they both have feathers - they can have different coloured feathers - they can also eat a wide variety of food - they both lay eggs Hope this has helped.
What does it mean if black feathers float in front of you?
Two black birds had a rough time last night.
What is an owl's appearance?
All birds have a body covering of feathers. It is sometimes referred to as the bird's plumage.These feathers may be different in structure, depending on the species, but having a body covering of feathers is one of the defining characteristics of birds.
