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Ready for winter. (how animals change in preparation of winter)
What do you do when the cold comes? You wear a sweater or coat to keep warm.
What about animals? Many change their coats of fur or feathers. Their coats become thick and warm.
How do these animals change color? Feather by feather, hair by hair.
When animals grow new skin, shells, fur, or feathers, it is called molting. When birds molt, new feathers grow in the same place ...
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