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2. Down feather - Wikipedia

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   The down feather is considered to be the most "straightforward" of all feather types. [2] It has a short or vestigial rachis (shaft), few barbs, and barbules that lack hooks. [3] There are three types of down: natal down, body down and powder down. Natal down is the layer of down feathers that cover most birds at some point in their early ...

3. What's the Difference Between Duck and Goose Down? - AOL

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4. Fill power - Wikipedia

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   Common fill power values range from about 300 cubic inches per ounce (170 cm 3 /g) for feathers to around 900 in 3 /oz (520 cm 3 /g) for the highest quality goose down. The rare and relatively expensive down of certain wild waterfowl species such as the Muscovy duck or Common eider can have higher fill powers than goose down. Higher fill powers ...

5. Feather - Wikipedia

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   Down feathers are fluffy because they lack barbicels, so the barbules float free of each other, allowing the down to trap air and provide excellent thermal insulation. At the base of the feather, the rachis expands to form the hollow tubular calamus (or quill) which inserts into a follicle in the skin. The basal part of the calamus is without ...

6. Anatidae - Wikipedia

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   Duck, eider, and goose feathers and down have long been popular for bedspreads, pillows, sleeping bags, and coats. The members of this family also have long been used for food. Humans have had a long relationship with ducks, geese, and swans; they are important economically and culturally to humans, and several duck species have benefited from ...

7. Off the Grid: Sally breaks down USA TODAY's daily ... - AOL

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   CARDI (5D: ___ B (Billboard's 2020 Woman of the Year) and RAPS (39D: Performs like 5-Down) ... DUCK DUCK GOOSE: The first words of the first two theme answers pair with the word DUCK, while the ...