Comment on Do birds find it unpleasant to be out in the rain?
berryjam@lemmy.world 7 months agoTIL about birds having an oil gland that makes them waterproof 🤔
Comment on Do birds find it unpleasant to be out in the rain?
berryjam@lemmy.world 7 months agoTIL about birds having an oil gland that makes them waterproof 🤔
IMongoose@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Ya, this is the best video I could find to show what I’m talking about ~7min in, ignore the inspirational text if you want:
youtu.be/gGwKdg53W6k?si=AboK8A44Tdmi8ZMX
You can see the water beading up instead of absorbing, and sometimes just bouncing off completely. If the bird roused (shook) it would be pretty dry.
berryjam@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Thanks for sharing that, super interesting.