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beak, bill, or
rostrum is an
external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian
dinosaurs and a few mammals. A
beak is...
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Beak trimming (also
spelled as
beak-trimming;
informally as debeaking), or
beak conditioning, is the
partial removal of the
beak of poultry, especially...
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originating in Europe,
shaped like a funnel, chimney, or
upstretched bird with
open beak used for
supporting or
venting a pie.
Occasionally other whimsical shapes...
- The
Beak of the Finch: A
Story of
Evolution in Our Time (ISBNÂ 0-679-40003-6) is a 1994
nonfiction book
about evolutionary biology,
written by Jonathan...
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Psittacine beak and
feather disease (PBFD) is a
viral disease affecting all Old
World and New
World parrots. The
causative virus—
beak and
feather disease...
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Beaked whales (systematic name Ziphiidae) are a
family of
cetaceans noted as
being one of the least-known
groups of
mammals because of
their deep-sea habitat...
- Cuvier's
beaked whale, goose-
beaked whale, or
ziphius (Ziphius cavirostris) is the most
widely distributed of all
beaked whales in the
family Ziphiidae...
- a
nasofrontal hinge allowing the
beak to
open wider than
would otherwise be possible. The
exterior surface of
beaks is
composed of a thin,
horny sheath...
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dismiss their messaging at a
press conference. In
October 2021, she
penned an
open letter to
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
- Two
species were
described as
recently as 1991 (pygmy
beaked whale) and 2002 (Perrin's
beaked whale), and
marine biologists predict the
discovery of...
