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COMFORT MOVEMENT [1 record]

Record 1 1993-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Birds
DEF

any number of actions which presumably give the bird comfort ... feather settling ... stretching ... yawning [ resting ]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Comportement animal
  • Oiseaux
CONT

Les mouvements de confort sont très répandus dans le règne animal et d'une manière générale, on peut distinguer 4 types différents : 1. se nettoyer, 2. s'ébrouer, 3. se frotter, 4. se baigner.

Spanish

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