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Jim N asked in Science & MathematicsZoology · 1 decade ago

How do birds blow their noses/beaks?

They've got nostrils in their beaks, so they must breathe the same dust we do and I want to know what's different. I don't think I've ever seen a bird sneeze either.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    They actually do sneeze and from my experience of being at the receiving end of one, they tend to have a small amount of mucus with them, so this is probably how they get rid of the dust they inhale.

    Source(s): Been sneezed on by a cockatiel several times.
  • 1 decade ago

    From the research I have found, birds do not blow their beaks.Birds have no need to blow their beaks. The reason humans blow their noses is for reasons of sanitation and etiquette, more or less. Humans don't have to blow their noses ; they can just let the mucous run down their faces if they want.

    Birds have secretions from their beaks, and the secretions can carry viruses, like Avian Flu.

    I have seen birds sneeze, so the answer to that is a definite yes, and they do not use a handkerchief afterwards.

    Happy Hunting !

  • 1 decade ago

    they dont blow them, but yes they do sneeze, it just doent sound much like a human sneeze. its quieter but you can hear it and it does happen.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    they don't because when the breath in air all the dust gust gos down there noise because it different then R's

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  • PH
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    You've never heard of Bird Flu?

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