All About Feathers
Discover the splendor and science of feathers with All About Bird Feathers—your interactive guide to feathers.
Launch All About Feathers
In All About Feathers we’ve brought together the most important concepts in feather biology with beautiful multimedia content using an interactive format. Immerse yourself in a new way to learn biology by exploring our six part interactive feature.
Launch the immersive All About Feathers Interactive Feature.
Launch Now
All About Feathers is part of a larger Interactive Feature where you'll find:
-
What is Unique to Birds? Discover which anatomical features are unique to birds What is Unique to Birds? -
How Feathers Are Built Explore feather anatomy—from the fluffy downs to the aerodynamic flight feathers How Feathers Are Built
-
What Feathers Do Learn how feathers function to help birds fly, show off, blend in, stay warm, and keep dry What Feathers Do
-
Feathers Through Time Get the scoop on how and why feathers evolved on the dinosaur ancestors of birds Feathers Through Time
-
Meet a Feather Scientist Follow the scientific journey that uncovered how some feathers act as musical instruments Meet a Feather Scientist
-
Think About Feathers Take a minute to reflect on what you've learned about feathers Think About Feathers
