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Date Posted: 18:15:26 05/24/09 Sun
Author: Ursula
Author Host/IP: 99.166.101.214
Subject: Re: Weird throat movement? Help
In reply to: Kristin 's message, "Weird throat movement? Help" on 19:46:15 05/22/09 Fri

Just a thought: Was it pretty warm/hot where you kept her?

See this article: http://www.stanford.edu/group/stanfordbirds/text/essays/Temperature_Regulation.html

Quote: "Since birds have no sweat glands, heat must be lost through the respiratory tract by panting, or in nonpasserines by the rapid vibration of the upper throat and thin floor of the mouth ("gular flutter")."

This one says pretty much the same: http://www.ornithology.com/lectures/Metabolism.html

"Many, if not all, birds flutter the throat area during heat exposure, resulting in heat loss from the mucus membranes of the throat."

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