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A duck with angel wing A Muscovy duck with angel wing. Angel wing, also known as airplane wing, [1] slipped wing, crooked wing, and drooped wing, [citation needed] is a syndrome that affects primarily aquatic birds, such as geese and ducks, in which the last joint of the wing is twisted with the wing feathers pointing out laterally, instead of lying against the body.
Avian vacuolar myelinopathy (AVM) is a fatal neurological disease that affects various waterbirds and raptors.It is most common in the bald eagle and American coot, and it is known in the killdeer, bufflehead, northern shoveler, American wigeon, Canada goose, great horned owl, mallard, and ring-necked duck.
An angel wing is a bird-like wing on an angel, a kind of supernatural being in mythology, especially christianity. Angel wing or Angel wings may also refer to: Angel wing, a syndrome that affects aquatic birds in which the wing feathers pointing out laterally; Angel Wing (Glacier National Park), a mountain in Montana, US
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AS is a random, equal-opportunity syndrome that affects approximately 1 in 15,000 people, and presents itself primarily as extreme neurologic impairment. AS affects both sexes and all races equally.
Pinioning is the act of surgically removing one pinion joint, the joint of a bird's wing farthest from the body, to prevent flight. Pinioning is often done to waterfowl and poultry. It is not typically done to companion bird species such as parrots. This practice is unnecessary and restricted in many countries.
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Angel wing begonias are typically grown as houseplants, though they will do okay outdoors in part shade. They’re moderate growers, reaching heights of 2 to 3 feet and widths of about 2 feet.