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Feeding Feathers Frenzy

The feather balls are thought to protect the stomach by padding the sharp fish bones of the chick and slowing down the process of digestion so that the bones dissolve rather than pass into the intestine.

Thanks to Karen Hall.

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Uploaded on August 13, 2020
Taken on August 7, 2020