  A whiskered auklet feels in the dark Birds may use their feathers for touch, using them to feel their surroundings just as cats use their whiskers.
The revelation that feathers have this hitherto unknown function comes from research on auklets, birds that sport prominent plumes on their heads. |
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Auklets and penguins: birds use feathers 'to touch'
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