Question

How feathers are a protective covering for birds in winters

Answer 1

The feathers of a bird have small air pockets in them as we know that the air is a bad conductor of heat, it does not allow the heat of bird 's body to transmit and loose it heat. Hence the feathers of the birds protect them from the cold.

Answer 2

Here is your answer friend,
The feathers of the birds have some air pockets contain in them which is a poor conductor of heat which helps the bird not to loose heat.The feathers of the bird act as a blanket for them.
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