alleryStart learning →Birds comb and tidy their feathers with the beak each day. What is this called?
AMigrating
BPreening
CNesting
DMoulting
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Preening
Cleaning and grooming feathers with the bill is called preening, while moulting is losing old feathers.
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