they cant swim well and the oil can act poisonus to the duck and eventually kill it
Extinction
Yes, birds have ears located on the sides of their heads behind their eyes. They don't have external ears like mammals, but they do have ear holes covered by feathers.
Ducks have a relatively thin skin covered with feathers. Since ducks are aquatic, they have preen glands with oil on the base of their tail; this oil is spread on the feathers to keep the duck dry while floating on the water.
No, cows do not have feathers. Cows are mammals and are covered in hair or fur, not feathers. Feathers are typically found on birds.
Yes, water birds have a specialized oil gland called the uropygial gland located near the base of their tail. This gland produces oil that the birds spread over their feathers during preening to make them waterproof and maintain their insulation and buoyancy.
Birds are covered in feathers
baby birds are covered in cotton
Mammals are not covered with feathers. Mammals grow hair, but do not have to be covered with hair. Birds are covered with feathers.
When feathers are placed in water covered with oil, the oil sticks to the feathers and makes them water repellent. This disrupts the feather's ability to trap air and repel water, causing them to become waterlogged and lose their insulating properties.
If a dog's legs are covered with oil, that dog needs a bath, with soap. You can use the same shampoo on dog fur as you use on your own hair, if you like. It will work the same way. Dishwashing liquid also works. Dawn is used to remove oil from birds that have become the victims of oil spills.
As with other birds, the wing of a blue jay is covered in feathers.
Birds are soft because they are covered in feathers, which are soft.
Like all birds, emus are covered with feathers. The feathers are fine and shaggy, unlike the feathers of flighted birds.
Yes, especially because they are birds. :)
because they are cute
Cute question! Birds like to get high. Feathers allow birds to fly.
Angry Birds happened in 2009.