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How feathers grow

Fleur @Fleura (35007) • United Kingdom 12 Oct 16

Have you ever wondered how feathers actually grow? Any bird keepers of course will know this but for the rest of us the process is quite interesting. First the tip of the feather grows through the skin, wrapped in a sheath of...

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I emptied my vacuum cleaner and pulled out a dog!

ruby222 @ruby222 (4847) 6 Jun 08

This morning I did the usual weekly empty of my vacuum cleaner.I pulled out the most gigantic bundle of dog hair !!!..enough to at least knit a sweater or two!!..surely there just must be a use for these hairs....maybe some of you...

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