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Anting (bird activity) and Feather

Shortcuts: Differences, Similarities, Jaccard Similarity Coefficient, References.

Difference between Anting (bird activity) and Feather

Anting (bird activity) vs. Feather

Anting is a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin. Feathers are epidermal growths that form the distinctive outer covering, or plumage, on birds and other, extinct species' of dinosaurs.

Similarities between Anting (bird activity) and Feather

Anting (bird activity) and Feather have 4 things in common (in Unionpedia): Bird, Dust bathing, The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, Uropygial gland.

Bird

Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.

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Dust bathing

Dust bathing (also called sand bathing) is an animal behavior characterized by rolling or moving around in dust, dry earth or sand, with the likely purpose of removing parasites from fur, feathers or skin.

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The Wilson Journal of Ornithology

The Wilson Journal of Ornithology (until 2006 The Wilson Bulletin) is a quarterly scientific journal published by the Wilson Ornithological Society.

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Uropygial gland

The uropygial gland, informally known as the preen gland or the oil gland, is a bilobate sebaceous gland possessed by the majority of birds.

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Anting (bird activity) and Feather Comparison

Anting (bird activity) has 29 relations, while Feather has 174. As they have in common 4, the Jaccard index is 1.97% = 4 / (29 + 174).

References

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