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CULTUREAnchorage Daily News·10h ago

Scientists believe avian keratin disorder is cause of fishhook beaks in Alaska chickadee population

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Scientists have identified avian keratin disorder as the cause of fishhook beaks in Alaska's chickadee population. The virus has resulted in a record-high concentration of deformities in the wild birds.

The virus is causing “the highest concentration of (visible) deformities ever recorded in a wild bird population.”

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