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Published online 17 December 1998 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news981217-6
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Whistle through the wing
Birds moult for a variety of reasons. Moulting regulates body temperature, it keeps their feathers neat and waterproof and it allows seasonal changes in their appearance for mating or migration.
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