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Why don't humans have feathers?
Humans do not have feathers because we are mammals, not birds. Feathers are unique to birds and are used for flight, insulation, and display purposes. Humans have evolved hair instead of feathers to regulate body temperature and protect the skin.
How feathers useful to birds?
They keep them warm and for most of them ables them to fly.
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.
Why do birds ruffle their feathers on a hot day?
Just like humans sweat to cool there body down, birds ruffle their feathers to cool themselves down
How are birds helpful to humans?
Birds that are useful to humans could be they type we use for food such as chickens which provide eggs and meat. They type that provide feathers for quilts such as geese. Hawks and other raptors that catch and eat mice and rats in the fields. Or the every day backyard birds that eat insect pests in the garden.
Do birds keep the same feathers?
they molt, the same as humans do not have the same skin that they were born with
Why are dodo birds useful to humans?
they were used as meat to eat.
Do birds' feathers make them attractive?
Yes. Afeatherless bird would not be attractive to other birds or to humans. It's the feathers that attract their mates to them. But it's usually the male birds that have the more colorful and fuller plumage. The feathers are also what makes them so beautiful to people, too.
Is there bird helpful to humans?
Birds that are useful to humans could be they type we use for food such as chickens which provide eggs and meat. They type that provide feathers for quilts such as geese. Hawks and other raptors that catch and eat mice and rats in the fields. Or the every day backyard birds that eat insect pests in the garden.
Why mosquito a useful animal?
For humans, not particularly. But there are plenty of birds that eat them.
What grows on birds?
Feathers and, of course, bacteria. But bacteria grows on humans, too, so don't be grossed out.
What type of body cover does a blue jay have?
As with other birds, the wing of a blue jay is covered in feathers.
