Mechanics of dust bathing in birds

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#grabstract of the day Birds shake their wings at just the right speed when dust bathing to knock off parasites - around 5 flaps per second creates enough force from flying sand particles to dislodge pesky mites. https://t.co/wux4yKkFgG https://t.co/P…

RT @jmmulet: Como se quitan los parásitos los pájaros. Mechanics of dust bathing in birds | PNAS https://t.co/masbJpurLU

🤣🤣🤣Dr, SIMPLY NO! We are too poor & we don't like paying for things that look less "high" impact, hata Bill Gates can't dare fund such. Can you imagine trying to explain this kind of research as part of a grant application to those guys at that ver…

RT @jmmulet: Como se quitan los parásitos los pájaros. Mechanics of dust bathing in birds | PNAS https://t.co/masbJpurLU

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