Yeah they definitely look worse for the wear during the molt. Also, having taken care of penguins before, they have waaay more feathers than you think they would.
ChaosCoati
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Not owl-specific, but interestingly penguins go through what’s called a “catastrophic molt” where they replace all their feathers in a short period of time (a few weeks to a month).
This is because they need their feathers to insulate them in the water. Typical bird molting, which lets most birds replace feathers without losing their ability to fly, would be like swimming with a leaky wetsuit for the penguins. This would force the penguins to burn too many calories just to stay warm. Instead they eat extra food leading up to the molt, then mostly stay on land and live off their fat reserves until the molt is finished.
If you made it this far, thanks for reading my bird nerd tangent lol
TLDR plant-based junk food is still junk food.
I find myself wondering why this study happened. Looks like it’s to actually have proof of something we’d assume is true?
a new study authors call “the first” to show ultraprocessed plant foods are associated with an increase in the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
You don’t say
“Who dares disturb my slumber?”
It’s like an i spy book
I find the school’s claim to be a lazy cop-out. My child’s school is K-12, and I recently had to go through a whole paperwork process to give my 3rd grader permission to check out middle school level books.
I first read it as “hopping missile thrush” which I think works too
Love how the colors mingle!!
Poor, long-suffering baby! Obviously needs more balls to lose and an automatic ball retriever
I really like how the stripes turned out
I didn’t mind the projectile part, probably because they never got me. It is pretty acidic and eventually stains an area no matter how much you clean.
When dry the feathers feel smooth, but not really oily. If you’ve ever pet a duck it’s pretty similar.
I did have an African penguin almost knock me into the pool once. It was nesting season and he tried to take my radio’s antenna. While it was clipped on my belt and I was crouched down scrubbing the edge of the pool. Luckily I regained my balance and he found a real stick to take instead.