Birds’ Beaks Are Air Conditioners

22 August 2017 How do birds cope with heat?  Like us they stand in the shade and bathe to cool off.  They also pant, called gular fluttering, and press hot air out of their feathers. But some have a hidden cooling method inside their beaks called nasal conchae (pronounced KONK eye). Nasal conchae are complex … Continue reading Birds’ Beaks Are Air Conditioners