- word "
urohidrosis" was
coined by M. P. Kahl in 1963: ...Because of its
apparent functional similarity to true sweating, I
suggest the term
urohidrosis (Gr****:...
- legs are
yellowish to red but
often appear white due
their habit of
urohidrosis or
defecating on
their legs
especially when at rest. The
short tail is...
-
surface area,
fluttering their throat or
using special behaviours like
urohidrosis to cool themselves. 95 per cent of bird
species are
socially monogamous...
-
other New
World vultures, the
Andean condor has the
unusual habit of
urohidrosis: it
often empties its
cloaca onto its legs and feet. A
cooling effect...
- its body
around to aim at a leg that is bent
backward (this is
called urohidrosis).
Which leg is
aimed at is alternated. The
excrement aimed at the legs...
- AZA-accredited facility.
Their lifespan in the wild is unknown. This
vulture uses
urohidrosis,
defecating on its legs, to
lower its body temperature.
Despite its bill...
- lack
eyelashes altogether. New
World vultures have the
unusual habit of
urohidrosis, or
defecating on
their legs to cool them evaporatively. As this behavior...
- can
spend hours a day
preening their feathers.
Condors also
perform urohidrosis, or
defecate on
their legs, to
reduce their body temperature.
There is...
- the
water in the **** and/or
urine to cool itself, a
process known as
urohidrosis. It
cools the
blood vessels in the
unfeathered tarsi and feet, and causes...
-
their legs
covered with
their droppings and this
behaviour termed as
urohidrosis is
believed to aid in
cooling during hot weather.
Adults may also spread...
