Seabirds' Touch-Sensitive beaks

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Highly-sensitive beaks could help albatrosses and penguins find their food

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This is the first time this ability has been identified in seabirds.

Seabirds have a high density of sensory receptors and nerves at the tip of their beaks.

The researchers say this touch-sensitive region could have come from a common ancestor, and further work is needed to determine whether it serves a specific function in modern birds.

Many of the bird species in this group are critically endangered.

The research was supported in part by the Royal Society , the Newton International Fellowship , and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Back to Mail Online home.

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