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submitted 9 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/birding@slrpnk.net

Streaked shearwaters keep a very regular rhythm throughout their daily foraging flights, shedding about 5 percent of their body mass every hour.

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[-] degen@midwest.social 2 points 9 months ago

My first thought is if they're constipated there are probably bigger issues like dehydration, but I'm not a bird lawyer. It's just all one hole so my mind ran with it lol

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