Anting (bird activity)
Anting is a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin. The bird may pick up the insects in their bill and rub them on the body, or the bird may lie in an area of high density of the insects and perform dust bathing-like movements. The insects secrete liquids containing chemicals such as formic acid, which can act as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide. Alternatively, anting could make the insects edible by removing the distasteful acid, or, possibly supplement the bird's own preen oil. Instead of ants, birds can also use millipedes. More than 200 species of bird are known to ant. In addition, other animals such as squirrels and pangolins may exhibit anting-type behavior. Stoats are known to roll around in moss in a simi
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Anting (bird activity)
Anting is a self-anointing behavior during which birds rub insects, usually ants, on their feathers and skin. The bird may pick up the insects in their bill and rub them on the body, or the bird may lie in an area of high density of the insects and perform dust bathing-like movements. The insects secrete liquids containing chemicals such as formic acid, which can act as an insecticide, miticide, fungicide, or bactericide. Alternatively, anting could make the insects edible by removing the distasteful acid, or, possibly supplement the bird's own preen oil. Instead of ants, birds can also use millipedes. More than 200 species of bird are known to ant. In addition, other animals such as squirrels and pangolins may exhibit anting-type behavior. Stoats are known to roll around in moss in a simi
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Als Einemsen (engl. anting) wi ...... n in sein Gefieder eindringen.
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Anting is a self-anointing beh ...... ound in moss in a similar way.
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El baño de hormigas es un comp ...... n más de 250 especies de aves.
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Kąpiel mrówkowa (mrówkowanie) ...... . 491. ISBN 978-83-01-15733-3.
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Муравление, а также энтинг или ...... на протяжении периода линьки.
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التنميل (إنجليزية: Anting) هو ...... ها تمارس التنميل.[بحاجة لمصدر]
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蟻浴(ぎよく。独: Einemsen, 英: anting) ...... られている。日本に生息する鳥類の例ではカラス、ムクドリなど。
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Als Einemsen (engl. anting) wi ...... n in sein Gefieder eindringen.
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Anting is a self-anointing beh ...... roll around in moss in a simi
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El baño de hormigas es un comp ...... n más de 250 especies de aves.
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Kąpiel mrówkowa (mrówkowanie) ...... . 491. ISBN 978-83-01-15733-3.
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Муравление, а также энтинг или ...... например, у фазанов и индеек).
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التنميل (إنجليزية: Anting) هو ...... ها تمارس التنميل.[بحاجة لمصدر]
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蟻浴(ぎよく。独: Einemsen, 英: anting) ...... られている。日本に生息する鳥類の例ではカラス、ムクドリなど。
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Anting (bird activity)
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Baño de hormigas
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Einemsen
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Kąpiel mrówkowa
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Муравление
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التنميل (سلوك عند الطيور)
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蟻浴
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