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Why eagle shed feathers?

Anonymous

∙ 14y ago

Updated: 10/9/2023

Some young eagles shed their downy feathers early and wear the dress of grown-up birds. Others keep some or all of their baby feathers five or six years. And there are some very old eagles still wearing some of the downy feathers of their first dresses.

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∙ 14y ago

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