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What are some benefits of having feathers?
Feathers give a creature the ability to fly, although not all animals with feathers have flight. Feathers also provide insulation to the animal's body. Whether or not the animal has the ability to fly depends upon the number and type of feathers on its body.
Does a gannet have fur feathers or fins?
A gannet has feathers for flying and fins for swimming. Feathers on their bodies and wings help them glide through the air, while their webbed feet and streamlined body shape enable them to navigate underwater efficiently.
What is the difference between duck down and duck feathers?
Duck down is a layer of fluffy, not water-proof feathers that grow close to the skin, and all over a young duckling. Their purpose is to keep the duck warm in cold conditions. Other feathers on a ducks are generally waterproof, and are designed to help keep water away from down, aid in flight and cover the body. ~BlackWolf1112
Birds plumage is restricted to its contour feathers?
Although contour feathers are the most prominent type of feathers in a bird's plumage, birds can also have other types of feathers like down feathers and filoplumes. Contour feathers are responsible for providing the shape and waterproofing for a bird, while down feathers provide insulation. Filoplumes are used for sensory purposes.
Birds and fishes usually have a shape that helps them to slice through air?
Birds have streamlined bodies and wings that enable them to move efficiently through the air, while fishes have hydrodynamic shapes and fins that reduce water resistance, allowing them to move easily through water. These adaptations help both birds and fishes to navigate their respective environments with speed and agility.
What are feathers?
structures made of keratin that are unique to birds and provide them with a warm, lightweight body covering and a streamlined shape
What makes birds streamlined?
Their shape. Peace out. :)
What thee characteristics of birds help them fly?
birds have strong chest muscles and lightweight bones, which enables them to fly. Their feathers, too, are lightweight, which helps them fly. During flight the birds feathers compress, giving it a more streamlined shape which helps it fly faster. Flight takes up a lot of energy, and birds must eat up to 30% of their body weight each day.
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"
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 makes birds unique?
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What are some benefits of having feathers?
Feathers give a creature the ability to fly, although not all animals with feathers have flight. Feathers also provide insulation to the animal's body. Whether or not the animal has the ability to fly depends upon the number and type of feathers on its body.
How does streamlined shape affect the velocity?
the streamlined shape help to reduce air and water resistance like the shape of a plane and birds and fishes so as to reduce the over working and enable quick movement to it imposes less work not velocity
Does a gannet have fur feathers or fins?
A gannet has feathers for flying and fins for swimming. Feathers on their bodies and wings help them glide through the air, while their webbed feet and streamlined body shape enable them to navigate underwater efficiently.
What is the general shape of birds?
Birds are generally streamlined and have a narrow, aerodynamic shape with wings for flight and a beak for feeding. They have a lightweight skeleton, strong chest muscles, and feathers that help with flight and insulation.
Birds plumage is restricted to its contour feathers?
Although contour feathers are the most prominent type of feathers in a bird's plumage, birds can also have other types of feathers like down feathers and filoplumes. Contour feathers are responsible for providing the shape and waterproofing for a bird, while down feathers provide insulation. Filoplumes are used for sensory purposes.
What is the difference between duck down and duck feathers?
Duck down is a layer of fluffy, not water-proof feathers that grow close to the skin, and all over a young duckling. Their purpose is to keep the duck warm in cold conditions. Other feathers on a ducks are generally waterproof, and are designed to help keep water away from down, aid in flight and cover the body. ~BlackWolf1112
