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Long feathers take up a lot of room, and could not develop in the egg. The baby bird's down is a very efficient insulator, which helps conserve energy that it needs to survive and also for its rapid growth. Once it is of a good size and begins to need the longer feathers, they grow in.

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When baby birds are born they do not have?

feathers


What are baby bird feathers called?

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Are baby peacocks born with down or feathers?

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Do baby birds have the same body as their parent?

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Does a gannet have fur?

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they dont get it they are born with it


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No. Some exceptions are bats, mosquitos, flies, bees, ladybugs, locus, June beetles.


How is this an advantage if some birds are born covered in feathers?

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Do chickens look like their young?

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