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Maroc Maroc - WN.COM - Environment - 10/Feb 14:58

How do birds stay warm in winter?

You’re at the park wearing a heavy winter coat, a beanie, gloves, a scarf, and warm boots—and you’re still numb and shivering from the cold. Then you notice a robin hopping from branch to branch. Nearby, ducks are calmly swimming in the pond and waddling around on the ice. How do birds survive such freezing conditions? A natural thermal base layer Birds have a big advantage over us: feathers. In winter, birds actually grow more feathers. “Their feather density increases anywhere between 35-70% in the colder months,” says Ava Michelangelo, a teacher-naturalist at the Connecticut Audubon Society. “So just like how our attire goes from T-shirts and shorts in the summer to jackets and long pants...

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