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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: thermal imaging

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 Toucan's Beak Really 
 Outsized Thermostat 

Toucans control blood flow to outsized bill to raise or lower body temperature

(Newser) - New research reveals an unexpected use for the toucan’s outsized bill, Wired reports. Thermal imaging shows that the bird can regulate its body temperature by increasing or restricting blood flow to its beak. “Bird bills are not ‘dead tissues’ incapable of playing a role in heat balance,... More »

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