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The peacock has colorful plumage.
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Their red plumage looks like little fascinator hats, and their calls sound like a cackle.
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Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
As the parents feed their chicks the crop milk, they are drained of their color—so much so that their plumage turns a pale pink or white!
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Experts had previously missed the feather fossils because plumage was thought to have been too delicate to be preserved in the same sandstone wrapped around the dinosaur’s bones.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Their plumage is predominantly black and white, similar to penguins, but their bright beaks and orange feet set them apart.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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Manjula Martin, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
As the parents feed their chicks the crop milk, they are drained of their color—so much so that their plumage turns a pale pink or white!
—Jon Haworth, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2024
Experts had previously missed the feather fossils because plumage was thought to have been too delicate to be preserved in the same sandstone wrapped around the dinosaur’s bones.
—Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Sep. 2024
Their plumage is predominantly black and white, similar to penguins, but their bright beaks and orange feet set them apart.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Plumage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plumage. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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plumage
noun
plum·age
ˈplü-mij 
: the feathers of a bird
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