Auklets and penguins: birds use feathers 'to touch'

By Matt Walker Editor, Earth News 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. BBC Via http://twitter.com/science

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